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In a violation of a longstanding treaty in perpetuity, [[Lithuania]] cut off rail traffic of critical materials to the Russian federal territory of Kaliningrad.<ref>https://srbin.info/en/svet/igraju-se-vatrom-litvanija-pokusava-da-ekonomski-ugusi-ruski-kalinjingrad/?</ref>  The Russian foreign ministry said: ‘We consider provocative measures of the Lithuanian side which violate Lithuania’s international legal obligations, primarily the 2002 Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the [[European Union]] on transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the [[Russian Federation]], to be openly hostile.’<ref>https://apa.az/en/cis-countries/russia-accused-lithuania-of-violating-international-law-378852</ref>

In a violation of a longstanding treaty in perpetuity, [[Lithuania]] cut off rail traffic of critical materials to the Russian federal territory of Kaliningrad.<ref>https://srbin.info/en/svet/igraju-se-vatrom-litvanija-pokusava-da-ekonomski-ugusi-ruski-kalinjingrad/?</ref>  The Russian foreign ministry said: ‘We consider provocative measures of the Lithuanian side which violate Lithuania’s international legal obligations, primarily the 2002 Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the [[European Union]] on transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the [[Russian Federation]], to be openly hostile.’<ref>https://apa.az/en/cis-countries/russia-accused-lithuania-of-violating-international-law-378852</ref>

On Julu 18, 2025 the commander of U.S. Armed Forces in Europe and NATO Land Forces, General Christopher Donahue, for the first time publicly confirmed the existence of a plan to suppress Russian defenses in the Kaliningrad region. "Kaliningrad is 47 miles of territory surrounded by [[NATO]] countries. There is no reason why we can’t suppress the A2AD zone from land, and we have already developed a plan of action," Donahue stated at a conference in [[Wiesbaden]]. NATO is developing a "[[Deterrence]] Line on the Eastern Flank" strategy. This is not merely a [[policy]] but a [[technical]] and operational plan that includes shared [[weapon]]s systems, compatible launch systems, unified digital coordination, and integration of all NATO countries.<ref>https://t.me/ukraine_watch/44477</ref>

On July 18, 2025 the commander of U.S. Armed Forces in Europe and NATO Land Forces, General Christopher Donahue, for the first time publicly confirmed the existence of a plan to suppress Russian defenses in the Kaliningrad region. "Kaliningrad is 47 miles of territory surrounded by [[NATO]] countries. There is no reason why we can’t suppress the A2AD zone from land, and we have already developed a plan of action," Donahue stated at a conference in [[Wiesbaden]]. NATO is developing a "[[Deterrence]] Line on the Eastern Flank" strategy. This is not merely a [[policy]] but a [[technical]] and operational plan that includes shared [[weapon]]s systems, compatible launch systems, unified digital coordination, and integration of all NATO countries.<ref>https://t.me/ukraine_watch/44477</ref>

==History==

==History==