In 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.’
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In 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>