Kaliningrad Crisis: Russia Considers “Worst-Case Scenario Plans”
Created: 07/04/2022, 20:54
By: Richard Strobl
Vladimir Putin in front of his spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
(Archive image) © Alexei Druginyn / Ria Novosti / dpa
Lithuania blocks transit of some goods to Kaliningrad.
In Russia, plans for the “worst-case scenario” are now being discussed.
Moscow - The dispute between Russia and Lithuania continues.
The situation between the Kremlin and the EU and NATO member on the verge of the Ukraine war is still threatening to escalate.
Now Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has pointed out that Putin is preparing for all possible scenarios.
Kaliningrad crisis continues: Putin spokesman hopes for "common sense"
"We are waiting for this situation to be resolved," the Russian news agency
Tass
Peskov quoted as saying on Monday.
"We're hoping for the best, but of course we're also considering various plans in the event of the worst-case scenario -- in the event of the worst-case developments."
For the time being, Putin's spokesman did not want to go into more detail about these considerations and plans.
One still hopes "that a certain amount of common sense will prevail," said Peskow.
In mid-June, Lithuania banned the rail transit of some goods through its territory to the area around Kaliningrad - formerly Koenigsberg - that are on Western sanctions lists.
Russia criticized the restrictions as "illegal" and threatened countermeasures.
Kaliningrad escalation?
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister: No plans to attack Lithuania
Moscow had already emphasized on Friday that they were hoping for a "rational solution".
Russia has explained to the European Union that the current situation is not only leading to significant costs for Lithuania, but also for the EU, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said
on Friday, according to the
Interfax agency .
He had the impression that "the signal had arrived".
Russia's ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, made a similar statement.
He hopes for "a compromise solution in the near future," he said.
Grushko said Russia is working on that.
"But the most important thing for us are the life-support issues in the Kaliningrad regions." The Deputy Foreign Minister also emphasized that Russia has no plans to attack a NATO country.
Only sick people could think of that.
(dpa/rjs)
