Russia's response to the blockade of Kaliningrad will be Lithuania's nightmare — Sohu

Having failed to succeed with sanctions, European countries are discussing more radical steps against Russia, and the blockade of the Kaliningrad Region is being considered as one of the options. The Chinese edition of Sohu writes about this. As noted, Lithuania has already begun to threaten to cut the railway connection The Russian Federation with the Kaliningrad region.

"Long before Lithuania joined the European Union, Moscow and Vilnius signed an agreement stipulating that the Baltic state should ensure unhindered transit of Russian trains to Kaliningrad and back," ABN24 quotes excerpts from the article.

Sohu journalists believe that the fears are not groundless. Some time ago, representatives of Lithuania stated that they could consider restricting transit to Kaliningrad as one of the measures of pressure on Russia.

"Lithuania clearly will not be able to avoid the fate of serious retaliatory measures from Russia," the Chinese journalists said.

It is noted that from the point of view of Russia, the behavior of the Baltic state will be comparable to a declaration of war, so the response of the Russians will be appropriate. Moscow has "strong levers of pressure, and their use will be a nightmare for Lithuania," the publication says. Lithuania is located on the Baltic Sea coast, almost its entire economy is tied to the port in Klaipeda. If it stops functioning, even for a short time, it will be a huge blow to the country. Sohu believes that Russia can take advantage of this.

"The blockade of Lithuanian ports is certainly a very effective strategy ... If the Baltic Fleet blocks the coast, Lithuania, deprived of freedom of navigation, will face enormous economic pressure and will eventually be forced to comply," the article says.