Russia calls on Lithuania to "immediately" lift transit ban to Kaliningrad

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Russia calls on Lithuania to "immediately" lift transit ban to Kaliningrad

STORY: Russia calls on Lithuania to "immediately" lift transit ban to Kaliningrad DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets view of Moscow 2. various of European Central Bank STORYLINE: Russian foreign ministry said Monday that Russia has called on Lithuania to immediately lift the ban on the transit of a large number of goods through its territory to Russia's Kaliningrad region. The ministry said that if cargo transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the Russian Federation through Lithuania is not fully restored in the near future, "Russia reserves the right to take actions to protect its national interests." Lithuania announced last week to ban the rail transit of goods that are subject to European Union sanctions through its territory to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. Also on Monday, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a monthly report, saying that the influx of Ukrainians fleeing the Russia-Ukraine conflic

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