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Lithuania’s resolution to ban the transit of sanctioned supplies to Russia by the Kaliningrad area — Russia’s exclave in the European Union — is “unprecedented” and Russia considers it “unlawful,” stated Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
This resolution is actually unprecedented. It is a violation of the whole lot,” Peskov instructed reporters throughout an everyday convention name on Monday.
“We additionally contemplate it unlawful,” Peskov stated, including that the Kremlin might want to analyze the scenario fastidiously. “It’s a part of a blockade, after all,” he stated.
Lithuanian Railways, the state-owned railway firm, had notified Russia that beginning midnight on June 18, transit trains with items topic to EU sanctions would not be allowed to cross by, the governor of the Kaliningrad area Anton Alikhanov stated on his telegram channel Friday.
The listing of the banned items consists of building materials, cement, metals and “a lot of different items essential each for building and for manufacturing,” in accordance with Alikhanov.
Some background: Lithuania’s resolution is the newest by an EU member state to sanction Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February.
On the finish of Might, the European Union agreed to ban 90 p.c of Russia oil imports by the top of the yr, alongside different measures, European Council leaders stated on the time.
“Settlement to ban export of Russian oil to the EU. This instantly covers greater than 2/3 of oil imports from Russia, chopping an enormous supply of financing for its struggle machine,” Michel announced in a tweet.
In the meantime in the US, the White Home introduced one other spherical of sanctions focusing on Russian authorities officers and elites near Russian President Vladimir Putin with a collection of latest monetary and diplomatic sanctions in the beginning of June.
The White Home stated in an announcement that the newest sanctions are designed “to crack down on evasion and tighten our sanctions to reinforce enforcement and enhance stress on Putin and his enablers.”
CNN’s Niamh Kennedy, Jeremy Diamond, Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan contributed reporting to this put up.