Commenting on Lithuania’s decision to restrict the passage of goods subject to EU sanctions to Russian Kaliningrad, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova explained that “response measures are being developed, response decisions are being prepared, but at the same time, of course, Brussels and everything that calls itself European unity, has defined its position.

And Lithuania previously notified the authorities of the Kaliningrad region of Russia that it would restrict the transportation of goods subject to European Union sanctions; Lithuania believes that its actions are consistent with the sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia, against the backdrop of its own military operation in Ukraine.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the Russian National Security Council, pointed out that “Russian measures in response to the ban on the transit of goods to the Kaliningrad region will be very tough.”

The Kremlin called Lithuania’s decision “an unprecedented and illegal violation of all rules.”