Putin Ally Vows Russian Response to EU Kaliningrad Sanctions
- Russia’s Patrushev warns Lithuania of ‘negative’ consequences
- Russian exclave faces expanding EU transit ban via Lithuania
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The secretary of Russia’s Security Council threatened retaliation in a growing standoff with the European Union after Lithuania blocked the transit of sanctioned goods to the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.
Russia “will certainly respond to such hostile actions” and appropriate measures will be taken soon, Nikolai Patrushev, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, said Tuesday in comments from Kaliningrad shown on state TV. “Their consequences will have a serious negative impact on the population of Lithuania,” he said.