Deputy Chairman of the Russian National Security Council Dmitry Medvedev revealed that Russia’s response to the ban on the transit of goods to the Kaliningrad region will be very tough, noting that “of course, Russia will take response measures, and they will be very tough.”

Most of the opportunities are economic, Medvedev said, “capable of cutting off the oxygen to our Baltic neighbors who have taken aggressive measures,” adding, “Moscow is also capable of asymmetric measures that would dangerously escalate the dispute.”

Lithuania has notified the Kaliningrad region of Russia of restricting the transit of goods subject to European Union sanctions from 18 June.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that Lithuania, having made such a decision, behaved aggressively and crossed unfriendly lines.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the EU Ambassador to Russia Markus Ederer. Only about the implementation of EU sanctions.