NATO Engaged in ‘Direct Aggression’ Against Russia, Moscow Must Defend Itself – Senator
- NATO Engaged in ‘Direct Aggression’ Against Russia, Moscow Must Defend Itself – Senator
by https://www.rt.com/
The bloc is forcing Moscow to apply adequate self-defense, Andrey Klimov said after Lithuania blocked the transit of sanctioned goods to the exclave of Kaliningrad
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NATO member state Lithuania is now effectively engaged in “direct aggression” against Russia, senator Andrey Klimov argued in a Telegram post on Monday, citing Vilnius’ decision to stop the transit of sanctioned goods to Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad.
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According to the Russian politician, who heads a commission for the defense of state sovereignty, by refusing to let certain goods pass through its territory to the Russian region, Lithuania has violated a treaty signed between Moscow and Brussels 20 years ago.
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Unless the EU brings its member state to heel and forces it to respect the accord, a huge question mark would be hanging over the legal basis for Lithuania’s membership in the bloc, Klimov argued. The senator stressed that in this case, Moscow would have a free hand to “solve the problem of the Kaliningrad transit created by Lithuania by ANY means chosen by us.”
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