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EU says Kaliningrad rail transport not banned but should be checked

The European Union executive said on Wednesday that sanctioned Russian goods could transit through the bloc's territory by rail, after tensions between Moscow and EU member Lithuania escalated over trade with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.

Reuters

Russia says EU ban on sanctioned goods transit to Kaliningrad 'not resolved'

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was expecting progress over a possible European Union deal to allow Russia to transit some sanctioned goods to its Kaliningrad exclave via the EU, but the problem had not been resolved.

Reuters

Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv slams Russian citizenship decree

Ukraine news from July 11: Ukrainian foreign ministry says Moscow’s move is ‘encroachment’ on Kyiv’s sovereignty.

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Russia warns Lithuania it could take 'harsh' measures over Kaliningrad transit

Russia warned Lithuania and the European Union on Friday that it could adopt "harsh measures" against them if the transit of some goods to and from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad did not resume.

Reuters

EU and Russia agree they need a plan for Kaliningrad, says Polish PM

The European Union and Russia agree it is necessary to come up with a plan concerning the movement of goods between the Russian mainland and the Kaliningrad exclave, Poland's prime minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

Exclusive-Kaliningrad row: EU nears compromise deal to defuse standoff with Russia

Trade through Lithuania to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad could return to normal within days, two sources familiar with the matter said, as European officials edge towards a compromise deal with the Baltic state to defuse a row with Moscow.

Reuters

Putin Ally Declares Russia Will Target This City First If World War 3 Erupts

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‘The Russians could come any time’: fear at Suwałki Gap on EU border

Sixty-mile strip on edge of Poland and Lithuania is seen as vulnerable due to its position between Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus

The Guardian - UK

Kaliningrad standoff could reveal if Russia wants to ‘escalate’

Al Jazeera speaks to geopolitical expert Agnia Grigas on the tensions between Russia and Lithuania.

Al Jazeera

Russia blames U.S. for Kaliningrad transit restrictions

Moscow's foreign ministry on Friday blamed the United States for a Lithuanian ban on sanctioned goods crossing from the Russian mainland to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which has increased already high tensions between Moscow and the West.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin ally says London will be bombed first in World War 3 in chilling outburst

One of Vladimir Putin's close allies, reservist general MP Andrey Gurulyov, 54, who is also a member of Russianparliament’s defence committee, said Moscow won't target "Warsaw, Paris or Berlin" and launch missiles at London instead

Daily Mirror

Ukraine Recap: why a small Russian 'exclave' is suddenly so important

Well before Vladimir Putin sent his war machine over the border into Ukraine, the Russian president and his proxies were fulminating about Nato surrounding his country, establishing hostile military bases in its backyard and boxing it into a corner.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: all eyes on Lithuania as sanctions close Russian land access to Kaliningrad

Tensions between Russia and Nato, already stretched considerably by the invasion of Ukraine, have ratcheted up even further over Kaliningrad, a small piece of Russian territory sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic coast and cut off from mainland Russia.

The Conversation

EXPLAINER: Why Russia-Lithuania tensions are rising

New tensions between Moscow and the West are rising after Lithuania decided to halt the transport of some goods through its territory to the Russian region of Kaliningrad as part of European Union sanctions on the Kremlin

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Lithuania: We're ready if Russia cuts us out of common power grid over Kaliningrad disruptions

Lithuania will be prepared if Russia disconnects it from the regional power grid in retaliation for blocking rail shipments of some Russian goods to Moscow's Kaliningrad exclave, but no military confrontation is expected, its president told Reuters.

Reuters

Moscow's response to Lithuania over transit ban won't be only diplomatic -official

Moscow's response to Lithuania's ban on the transit of goods sanctioned by the EU to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad will not be exclusively diplomatic but practical in nature, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

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Ukraine latest: Russia's threat over Kaliningrad, Merrick Garland visits, and Snake Island bombing in pictures

Russia threatens "serious" consequences for Lithuania over its blockage of a key rail line, a senior US official visits a border town and pictures show Ukraine's bombing of Snake Island. Here's your quick catch-up with what's going on in the war today.

Reuters

Lithuanians near Kaliningrad put faith in NATO after Russia's threats

Russia's threat to punish Lithuania over blocked rail shipments to Moscow's enclave of Kaliningrad jangled nerves on Tuesday for residents living just across the border who put faith in NATO membership to thwart any potential military action.

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Daily Mirror

Russia holds missile drills in Baltic Sea as tensions with NATO reach boiling point

Lithuania has blocked rail access to Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast, cutting off the NATO-state surrounded territory from vital goods like coal, metals and building materials

Radio France Internationale

Lithuania blocks rail connections to Russian Baltic Sea exclave

Lithuania on Monday defended its decision to block rail transit from Russia to a Russian Baltic Sea exclave in a move that drew Moscow's ire as tensions continue to rise in the region. Meanwhile, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is pushing former USSR republics of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine itself to…

The Conversation

Ukraine war: fears that Belarus might invade on Russia's side are growing

As the war in Ukraine drags on and Russia’s attempts to gain significant ground in Donbas stall, concerns are being raised once again about the possibility of Belarus opening a second front. This, so the logic goes, would require Ukraine to redeploy forces from the front lines in the east…

The Guardian - UK

Russia threatens ‘serious consequences’ as Lithuania blocks rail goods

Row escalates over Vilnius’s refusal to allow steel and iron ore to cross Russian exclave of Kaliningrad

Nottingham Post

Former Russian general warns UK will 'cease to exist' as tension mounts over blockade

The retired Russian general says 'The island will vanish, so I’ve no idea where he or his descendants will live'

The Guardian - UK

Why is Kaliningrad at the centre of a row between Russia and Lithuania?

Lithuanian ban on transit of sanctioned goods across its territory to and from Russian region has angered Kremlin

Daily Record

Russia warns UK will 'cease to exist' if Lithuania standoff triggers nuclear WW3

Lieutenant-General Evgeny Buzhinsky explained to Russian state TV that the West is playing a dangerous game by blockading Russian exclave Kaliningrad to stop sanctioned goods being sent to the area through NATO state Lithuania.

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