Russia threatens to disconnect Lithuania from the general power supply network/Channel 24 Collage
Russia continues to scare Lithuania consequences of the blockade of the Kaliningrad region. Now it's time for electricity. Moscow says it will disconnect the Lithuanians from the system.
This is reported by the Russian media. They write that Russia is considering such an option with respect to Lithuania.
Another option is a restriction for Lithuanian truckers
Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, spoke about this. Also, in response to the ban on the transportation of goods to the Kaliningrad region, the Russians may restrict transit for Lithuanian truckers. However, they decided not to take such a step.
Lithuania is ready to disconnect from the power grid
In Lithuania, the Russians' threats are neither surprised nor frightened. Moreover, President Gitanas Nauseda noted on June 23 that Vilnius is ready for Lithuania to be disconnected from the regional power grid.
The Russian Foreign Ministry threatened with measures in the “practical plane”
Note that the day before, the odious representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, also took up her favorite business of threat. She promised the Lithuanians “measures in a practical plane.” Zakharova decided not to specify what she was talking about, but cryptically added that, they say, Lavrov's department is already working on this.
Important!Despite the tension of the situation, the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs is confident that Russia will not dare to attack Lithuania. The Russians, Vadim Denisenko explained, now have no opportunity to fight with the NATO country.
Tension between Russia and Lithuania through the Kaliningrad region
- Lithuania is implementing a package of EU sanctions against Russia. Thus, Vilnius banned the delivery of certain Russian goods by rail, and then by road.
- In the Kaliningrad region, the alarm was immediately raised due to the blockade and demanded that necessary measures be taken.
- In Russia they said that now their hands are “untied”. The representative of Lithuania was summoned “on the carpet” to the Russian Foreign Ministry to express her indignation.
- The Russians also immediately began training in the Kaliningrad region, training strikes against “Hyacinths” and “Grads” in the countries of the Alliance.
- Meanwhile, the United States has already warned the aggressor state: Washington adheres to Clause 5 of the NATO Treaty. The Americans will respond if an Alliance member is attacked.
