Foreign Ministry urged Lithuania to stop games on transit to Kaliningrad

The initiative to stop accepting payments for transit in rubles comes from the Lithuanian authorities, and not from Siauliai Bank, Ryabokon believes. In the Kaliningrad region allowed

Moscow calls on Vilnius to stop playing games on the issue of transit to Kaliningrad and behave "like an adult," Sergey Ryabokon, Russian Charge d'Affaires in Lithuania, said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel, commenting on the situation around Siauliai Bank.

He recalled that initially Lithuania stated that the responsibility for settlements for the transit of goods to the Kaliningrad region through the republic lies only with banks and that the state cannot oblige them to accept payments. However, now, according to the charge d'affaires, the bank is "knocking" to the authorities of the republic, so that "they explain how it should behave."

“Therefore, of course, we urged them then and [we urge] them now to behave like an adult. Do not engage in different notions, ”Ryabokon said.

In his opinion, the key role in preventing such situations can be played by the European Union, which can influence the decisions taken by Lithuania. “So that these games do not take place, the European Union can have its say, in which Lithuania stands with outstretched hand in order to receive another tranche for its Russophobia,” said the charge d'affaires.

The bank servicing transit to Kaliningrad stopped operations in rubles Politics

Earlier on August 15, the Lithuanian Siauliai Bank, which made payments as part of the transit service to Kaliningrad, stopped operations in rubles. From September, the bank will stop making payments to Russia and Belarus in any currency.

The Kremlin expressed the hope that the problems that may arise during transit can be resolved through dialogue. If Russia stumbles upon a “blank wall of misunderstanding”, “other measures” will be required, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov noted back in July.

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Thus, the authorities of the Kaliningrad region admitted that if Lithuania does not decide on payments for rail transit to the Kaliningrad region, it will go by sea, RIA Novosti reports. “We hope that the Lithuanian authorities will come to their senses and understand that this is economic suicide,” said Dmitry Lyskov, head of the press service of the regional government.

In July, Lithuania restricted rail transit of sanctioned goods to the Kaliningrad region. The Russian authorities called this decision illegal and promised retaliatory measures. Subsequently, the European Commission clarified the sanctions , allowing transit by rail, but under its control. In addition, it has set limits on the transit of sanctioned goods, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis. On August 9, the head of the Kaliningrad region, Anton Alikhanov, announced that the region had exhausted quotas for some products.

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