Kaliningrad (Russia) responds to Lithuania's threat to neutralize the city
(Baonghean.vn) - The Kaliningrad government emphasized that the Baltic will never become a sea area of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
According to Ria Novosti, the press secretary of the Governor of the Kaliningrad region, Dmitry Lyskov, said that Kaliningrad does not threaten anyone, only "neighboring countries are engaged in sword fights."
This was his response to the statement of the Lithuanian Ambassador to Sweden and former head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Linas Linkevicius - these diplomats threatened that Kaliningrad would be neutralized if Russia challenged the North Atlantic Alliance. In addition, according to the Lithuanian Ambassador to Sweden, after Sweden joined NATO, the Baltic Sea became internal.
"We live on our land and are developing. Our neighbors are taking up arms, forgetting about 20 years of good neighborly coexistence. I would like to advise our neighbors that before they make such strong statements, they should remember that only fools study this issue," said Dmitry Lyskov, the press secretary of the Governor of Kaliningrad.
Mr. Lysko emphasized that the Baltic Sea will never become NATO waters, because there are three Russian ports there: Kaliningrad, Saint Petersburg and Ust-Luga. In addition, the Baltic Sea is the home sea of the Red Flag Baltic Fleet.
Kaliningrad is one of 46 administrative regions of Russia, but is isolated from the rest of the country, notably sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania.
Kaliningrad is an exclave of great importance, as it is considered Russia’s “unsinkable aircraft carrier” in the heart of NATO. As a military base, the area is strategically significant and is an important area for Russia in forming its anti-access, area denial (A2AD) zone in the Baltic Sea./.
