RUSSIA CONDEMNS TRANSIT BLOCK ON SANCTIONED CARGO VOWING APPROPRIATE REVERT TO LUTHUANIA
PANIC BUYING IN KALININGRAD DUE TO RUSSIAN CARGO BAN Amit Rao / Jun 20/ New Delhi FRUITS OF RUSSIAN TRANSIT BLOCK Quick Consequence of Russian Cargo Ban - Panic Buying in Kaliningrad The President of Russia Vladimir Putin, rightly predicted intentions of the long term strategy of the West in weakening Russian economy. Lithuania blocks the transport of certain goods of the Russian cargo in Kaliningrad region which Russia points out as the violation of international legal obligations by Lithuania and promises befitting revert. The transit path blocked by Lithuania is the only rail route that connects mainland Russia and the Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad. The ban is on specific goods like – metals, coal, advanced technology and construction materials. Ria Novosti news agency reports, that Russia, in order to protect the national interest, shall execute necessary action against Lithuania if it refrains to resume full cargo transit, and blocks Russian cargo Lithuania in...