Moscow And NATO Could Be About to Clash Over Russia’s European Exclave Kaliningrad
- Moscow And NATO Could Be About to Clash Over Russia’s European Exclave Kaliningrad
by Holly Ellyatt, https://www.cnbc.com/
* A new front in tensions between Russia and NATO has opened up.
* Relations between Moscow and the Western military alliance are under further pressure after Lithuania banned the transit of some EU-sanctioned goods coming from Russia to its exclave Kaliningrad.
* Russia has vowed to retaliate over what it described as the “hostile actions” of Lithuania, warning of “serious” consequences.
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A new front in tensions between Russia and NATO has opened up after one of the Western military alliance’s members, Lithuania, banned the transit of some goods coming from Russia to its exclave Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea.
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Russia has vowed to retaliate over what it described as the “hostile actions” of Lithuania, warning of “serious” consequences, while NATO members have reiterated their support for the country. Here’s a brief guide to what’s going on, and why it matters as the Russia-Ukraine conflict rumbles on in the background.
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