DECRYPTION – Moscow qualifies as “blockade” the European sanctions applied by Vilnius to the enclave of Kaliningrad.
Correspondent in Moscow and Vilnius
The tone rose sharply Monday between Moscow and Vilnius about the enclave of Kaliningrad – it should rather be said an exclave, since the former Königsberg is not geographically included in the territory of Russia and extends between the Baltic Sea, Poland and Lithuania. It is the latter country which would have started the crisis, according to Russia. The latter said that Vilnius had introduced last weekend restrictions on the transit by rail of goods hit by European sanctions in the direction of Kaliningrad. Highly dependent on air and rail links for its trade, this strategic territory has been in a delicate position since the start of the war in Ukraine as it neighbors two countries of the European Union.
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On Monday, the Russian charge d’affaires in Vilnius, Sergei Rabiokon, was summoned to the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry. The Vilnius authorities gave him a note explaining the restrictions on…
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