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With tensions between Russia and Lithuania rapidly escalating over Lithuania’s trade blockade of Kaliningrad, an escalation looks worryingly likely. So, in this video, we’re going to be explaining Lithuania’s Kaliningrad embargo and where it could lead.
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CORRECTION: At 6:50, we say "Sweden and Norway'" when we clearly mean "Sweden and Finland". Apologies; we'll continue trying to clean up these irritating errors and we hope you nonetheless enjoyed the video.

[@peterholy953]

I am on the side catastrophe. Which side are you on?

[@TheAmericanPrometheus]

@@peterholy953 ?

[@yougoslavia]

Kaliningrad shouldn't even belong to Russia. Before they forced people to leave, it was mostly populated by Germans and before that it was populated by Poles.

[@Chaika1974]

@@TheAmericanPrometheus I am on the side catastrophe. Which side are you on?

[@sherlockwho5714]

Finland is used to being lumped into the other two 😂

[@LtEccentric]

They should claim it's not an embargo, but the roads and railroads are being repaired and that it is going slow due to the gas shortage

[@forgivemenot1]

Maybe they could just call it a "Special Road/Railway Operation."

[@Subher0]

Nail on the head!

[@Desperajoe]

Lmao, so ironic.

[@davidty2006]

actually yeah. It's quite easy to stage road works. Just get some old machines do 1 days work and then leave.

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

They actually presumably should start closing all rails to convert them to standard gauge. Except of trolling value, it should be done from logistic standpoint and would make any invasion harder.

[@maninredhelm]

Can't tell if Lithuania is demonstrating how they're the most principled nation in the world, taking difficult stands against both China and Russia, or if we're just observing their famously high suicide rate. Either way, never dare a Lithuanian not to do something.

[@vomm]

It is suicide to continue not to oppose Russia and to support it economically. The fact that after several months of Russia's war of annihilation against Ukraine, some still haven't understood that...

[@nikoladd]

Point taken. No dares with Lithuanians.

[@jokubasrybelis1541]

So, taking a normative stance against cleptocracies and human rights violators of the world is passé? Let's just keep smiling while the boot is stomping on our collective faces.

[@RalphdontGAF]

Estonia: Lol imagine just drinking this whole bottle of rubbing alcohol like a regular beer Lithuania: Challenge accepted Europe: BRUH

[@DaDunge]

I mean consider for a moment what the goods they are stopping from reaching Kalinengrad. Advanced technologies and war materials.

[@mikedebruyn]

It's not a blockade, it's a limited logistical operation

[@zhcultivator]

I love this ^ lmao

[@geraldjones8010]

Hahahaha laughed like a fool in the office.

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

No, seriously. It's not a blockade. It's called a hard border. Access being denied so said border is not a blockade. If NATO were to send naval vessels to surround Kaliningrad and prevent any ship from reaching Kaliningrad, then it would be a blockade. Let's call a spade a spade for once and not fall into the word play of Russian propaganda. NATO is not "expanding." These are all loaded words designed by Russian propagandists. Annexation, such as the annexation of Crimea and Russia's invasion of Ukraine is what expansion looks like.

[@ThisTheAviator]

It's also a co2 reduction operation,so much co2 saved by not moving trains. Thank you Russia for saving the planet lmao

[@willyldraws5116]

No it's a special anti ground transportation zone operation

[@WackyTabackyy]

I wouldn't give Russia the credit for the continued existence of Kaliningrad. If I remember correctly, Khrushchev offered it to the Lithuanian SSR but their leader turned it down out of fear of what it would do to their politics by absorbing a large number of Russian people along with the territory. What fortunate foresight as we've seen what has happened to countries that inherited former soviet territory. From inside political destabilization to full on invasion. Edit: Ah, I found a source. If anyone wants to learn more like I had wanted to, research the "Kaliningrad question"

[@adamorick2872]

A smart country in Europe would remove Russians from thier Territory to remove future threats

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

Wouldn't it be better if it was absorbed by Poland 🇵🇱?!

[@b_ks]

I seem to remember that Russia inquired if Germany was interested..

[@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

They could just ceed the Russian majority land to Russia and avoid any hostilities. It is not like they are powerless to do anything about it.

[@whitesun264]

Sounds very much like that was the intention of Khrushchev and further evidence of a history of scheming on the part of the Russians and future preparations for latent or sleeping problems that could be activated when convenient.

[@bikkiikun]

You know, a border is a line without area... meaning whats on one side of the line belongs to a one country (i.e. Lithuania) and whats on the other side of the line belongs to another country (i.e. Poland). There is absolutely no area that belongs to neither. Thus, trying to occupy "the Line", means invading one or both countries. ...either of which is a NATO member. And Article 5 makes no exception to "border lines" between members.

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

Maybe they can build a 2 dimensional monorail on the border :)

[@MikeAG333]

I have no idea how this channel doesn't seem to know this obvious fact.

[@mikehart5619]

Perhaps "occupying the border" just means the Russians will mass troops on their side of the line and look all threatening and scarey.

[@MikeAG333]

@@mikehart5619 There is no Russian side of the line. On one side of the line is Poland, and on the other Lithuania.

[@ERuth0420]

Exactly! Nobody can occupy a 2-dimensional line that spans 0 square meters. Do they expect to quantum entangle their soldiers and send boots on the ground to occupy a space 0 millimeters in width? Its absurd to suggest that Russia has any ability to occupy non-Euclidian space. If they dared to send any troops in to occupy any theoretical "border" of EU space they would have to send said troops through both Polish and Lithuanian territory; and I'm sure Poland and Lithuania won't allow Russian divisions to come marching through their territory to occupy some theoretical non-existent space. That's about as insane as using the bridge to Terabithia to occupy Narnia, unless Russia really thinks they can annex Poland and Lithuania due to a delayed and partial enforcement of sanctions. The problem here is Russia is being controlled by an insane, despotic, insecure, paranoid, tyrannical, homophobic, genocidal dictator who believes he has the right to kill millions of Europeans who question his self-proclaimed infinite jurisdiction and fabricated pretenses.

[@Arvidus89]

"Violation of everything" sounds like an argument a child would make about a trivial dispute in the schoolyard. 'What did I do wrong?' 'EVERYTHING!'

[@jonb914]

The "violation of everything" line made me laugh out loud. Between Peskov and Lavrov I've realized being a senior Russian diplomat is not a difficult job.

[@Dima0zykov]

It is funny to hear anything about international laws from fucking russia.

[@vomm]

It's as if a child murders another child in kindergarten and if a third child doesn't want to play with him anymore, it's a "Violation of Everything!!!1"

[@krag9083]

Unfortunately this child has nuclear weapons

[@mockupguy3577]

@@jonb914 , Russian diplomat job instruction: 1. deny everything 2. use Orwellian language 3. accuse everyone of what we are doing

[@RobiePAX]

4:25 gotta love how Russia sees all the violation of agreements when they are not the ones who are breaking them.

[@samueltrusik3251]

They`re not "sanctions", they`re "Special economic operations."

[@andewprod]

it really never gets old. Putin is biggest meme to date xd

[@dark_drakon6814]

yes the one who fights by the "Special operations" die by the "Special operations."

[@jangolub8240]

@@andewprod i believe europe is, since it doneall this to itself.

[@DaDunge]

@@jangolub8240 Only ay Europe is to blame for this is by buying Russian gas.

[@Factsagainstpropoganda]

And now that special economic operations are tasting by usa and eu😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@vomm]

Why do you call it a "blockade"? It is not. A blockade is something active, e.g. when the military is used to prevent an enclave from being supplied. But Lithuania does not do that. Lithuania is only legally blocking the movement of goods through their country. They do not block the sea route or the air route over the Baltic Sea. So it's not a blockade and you shouldn't call it that.

[@simonphoenix3789]

I agree. Not allowing goods to transit through your nation is not the same thing as blockading.

[@crose7412]

@mk Why do you call it an "enclave"? It is not. Kaliningrad is an semi-exclave (not "semi-enclave" as the video would have it).

[@vomm]

@@crose7412 From mainland Russians POV it's an (semi) exclave, from the EU's POV it's an (semi) enclave.

[@Randy_Bentwick]

@@vomm That's not true. An enclave is a territory which is completely surrounded by one other state. Kaliningrad shares a land border with Lithuania and Poland. An exclave is a portion of territory separated from the rest of it's country by the territory of another country or countries. Kaliningrad is a semi-exclave as it shares a maritime border with the rest of its country (Russia).

[@gordon861]

It's also not blocking all goods, just the stuff covered in the sanctions.

[@davidty2006]

This technically isn't a full blockade of Kaliningrad. Lithuania only cut off rail and road supplies to the region. Shipping and Airlifts can still fly over the baltic sea to access but St Petersburg's port freezez over in winter. So Kaliningrad can still be supplied. and people can be moved in and out of the region. As long as NATO doesn't announce a flat out naval and air blockade.

[@romualdcaffeserre6230]

Yes, well, technically i suppose you are correct, but a plane is like 10 time more expensive than a train and can carry far less stuff. If russia has to supply the entirety of kaliningrad by plane, it's going to cost billion of roubles, and considering the circumstances, i dont think they can afford to mobilise hundreds of plane for this funny little lithuanian trolling.

[@AlexNitavsky]

Right! And military naval blockade = declaring of the war

[@biggsdarklighter0473]

Yeah, i the russians have any balls, they´ll do a kind of airlift, like the allies did with Berlin.

[@MrRcro]

@@romualdcaffeserre6230 Poland did a similar little trolling of Prussian regions, we had milions dead in part because of that, and that was before nukes. Germany also could supply with boats and planes.

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

"Shipping and Airlifts can still fly over the baltic sea to access but St Petersburg's port freezez over in winter." Don't worry, they can send supplies from... Black Sea... nope... a war zone... from Vladivostok!

[@brtkgromek]

I think that there is one common misconception about Suwalki Gap and potential reason to attack it. If you look at actual map of this region, you will see that there is a road E67 connecting Poland to Lithuania, but no main road nor rails going from Kaliningrad to Belarus. Also, there seems to be quite a lot of terrain obstacles in that direction. So, if this place woud be attacked, it would probably be aimed at cuting Baltic Countries from NATO supplies, more than as a way to connect Kaliningrad to Russia. I might be wrong here, but take a look yourself at the region map.

[@jonathanclark3809]

You're intelligent. I like you.

[@impious4228]

you are absolutely correct, they do not care about the sanctions they just want to cut us off and start another war.

[@based_demo]

it would also automatically mean Article 5 invocation, does not matter how small territory is attacked, your territorial integrity is attacked by Russia, so it will be full force defence.

[@ulfosterberg1979]

There is a big railroad connecting Kaliningrad area with belarus. I think you should get a new map.

[@paullangford8179]

@@ulfosterberg1979 But the railway goes through another country, so can't be used by Konigsberg or Belarus.

[@LizardSpork]

To be fair, Lithuania's gave their guarantee of free transit for Kaliningrad the same weight Russia gave to their guarantee of Ukrainian independence.

[@justasrandom6609]

no, not the same weight

[@realpolitics527]

@@justasrandom6609 it is the exact same thing. Russians broke their promise

[@chico9805]

@@realpolitics527 And the Ukrainians broke the Minsk Agreements three times over, so I'll say it's all even.

[@oi2837]

@@realpolitics527 well in this time it was Lithuania who broke the promise

[@justasrandom6609]

@@realpolitics527 And we didnt, people can still transit to kaliningrad

[@MuffinHop]

"Norway and Sweden" a slight slip up there. Finland :)

[@Nabium]

As a Norwegian I don't mind being mixed up with Finland. They're a good stock, those Fins, lovely people. I'd be much more offended had he said "Finland and Norway is trying to join Nato". That would have been an unforgivable mistake.

[@daa3930]

And they made that mistake twice within a minute (6:00 and 6:50)!

[@Nabium]

@@daa3930 TLDR does so many tiny mistakes like that, it's a couple every minute. They need some neurodivergent people on their team to proof check everything.

[@madcockney]

@@Nabium They are a small team so they probably don't have enough resources or are expanding too quickly, or wanting to get a video completed too quickly to proof read. It's like those on screen typos that are so annoying. If somebody is on site and ad libbing in real time than that is acceptable, but they need to realise that besides fact checking they also need to proof read and correct.

[@ilaser4064]

@@madcockney you'd think they'd be more aware of the content they are reporting on, obviously the narrator has NFI what he's reading if he didn't pick up such a huge mistake as that.

[@psammiad]

The problem with the Suwalki Gap is that it's really all in Poland, and there's no actual road crossing it from Kaliningrad to Belarus. So Russia occupying it is completely unreasonable, because they couldn't realistically use it as a supply corridor anyway.

[@sanskii797]

@Robert Twardowski that it exists?

[@samuela-aegisdottir]

And more importanly, occupying an area which is in Poland, would mean invading a NATO country.

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

People who don't understand why Kaliningrad is there should not be allowed to have an opinion.

[@antiqas]

@@politicallycorrectredskin796 Kaliningrad was an old Baltic state Prussia. It's then been occupied by templars which then became what is now known as Germany. After WW2 Russians simply stayed there. What else is there to know?

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

@@antiqas It's a warm water port the Russians sacrificed millions and millions of people to take, and most of the many western invasions of Russia came from or through this area. That's why they "stayed". So it's a defensive measure, as is everything the Russians do. That is what there is to know in the Biblical deluge of nonsensical war propaganda we are presently being treated to. Putin is Hitler? No, the west is Hitler. We're the ones who, once again, are following the Karl Haushofer plan for destroying Russia. The British Empire dabbled, hence the Crimean War and the first western debacle in Afghanistan. But it was the Germans who made Ukraine a thing in accordance with this plan. The Germans and Haushofer wanted it as a colony and as a wedge to destroy Russia. No German imperialism, no Ukraine. And wouldn't you know it, this plan was then adopted by the USA after WWII, enthusiastically pushed on them by Polish petty aristocrat and insane Russophobe Zbig Brzezinsky. You know, the guy who ran Carter's foreign policy and then again Obama's foreign policy, which is also the foreign policy, if you can call it that, followed by the magnificent President Sniff now, even though Zbig is thankfully dead. And wouldn't you also know it that The second Obama term just happened to coincide with a US intel/CIA/George Soros, US State Department violent coup in Ukraine, the product of which is still running a totalitarian, Nazi tyranny in the country with which we're inexplicably allied at the risk of world war. Karl Haushofer would be proud. So anyways, we're the aggressors, not Russia. It isn't mandatory to blindly believe totalitarian war propaganda. In fact you tend to look rather stupid in the history books if you do. Lots of things to know apart from two sentences you read in a Wikipedia article.

[@danielene7904]

If Russia is pissed that we are breaking our deals with them, then perhaps they shouldn't have invaded our neighbours. When you do that, deals tend to go right out of the window.

[@ValdeDarkorbit]

But russia said the sanctions have 0 effect on them :o I guess it was part of the propaganda aswell :D Play stupid games, win stupid prizes lmao

[@tsugumorihoney2288]

your so-called neighbors were the first to violate the agreement and were going to join NATO back in 2005, and this was introduced at the level of the country's constitution, and Lithuania, as a small country, is better off developing ties with those with whom it is financially profitable, and not spoiling relations with everyone in a row, this Ukraine is a big country, and you have nothing else but great pride, neither Europe nor the USA will go for you, they will simply use you as a pretext for starting a war, and you continue to bark like a faithful dog

[@andreiiaz2097]

Well, if Nato doesn't want to have to be careful, they should respect their promise to keep their dehumanised capitalism out of NEUTRAL territories

[@HazStrikesU]

“Our neighbours” oh wow so heroic of you. Except Ukraine used to be Russia. West is just using Ukraine as a political and military tool. Stop acting as if it’s all about glory and honour and never giving into the enemy. What bullshit.

[@Rawen1982]

@@andreiiaz2097 Sorry, I couldn't hear any of your apologist bs over Russia doing their best to kill civilians and bomb Ukraines power plants to try to cause death by freezing among the population. Russia is evil, it's as simple as that.

[@hsavietto]

Please don't call it a "blockade", it's a "special trading operation"... ;-)

[@DarkAvador]

Special railway exercises

[@Anonymous-_-69]

No theres disruption to the infrastructure and they are out of train wheels due to sanctions so no trains can run😳😳

[@davidty2006]

Special maintenance operation.

[@goodymcgood6101]

Special limit trade operation

[@Factsagainstpropoganda]

Like American special liberation of iraque

[@jenspettersen7837]

6:00 *"Norway* and Sweden are well on their way to NATO accession" - considering Jens Stoltenberg, the current Secretary General of NATO, is Norwegian I would say that is an underestimate on how far Norway is on it's way of NATO accession. It has been a member since 1949, so I assume you meant Finland.

[@Jukka1050]

... ditto 6:49

[@mimakela11]

They are going Deep in to Nato

[@tjthehobopainter9173]

Indeed. Norway is one of the founding NATO members. Mistakes like these deminish credibility of the over-all info.

[@SirZanZa]

@@tjthehobopainter9173 not really, its a KZbin news channel, mistakes happen. its a lot more accurate than any mainstream news networks, give people a break

[@d26k164]

Yeah, that was sloppy

[@vipondiu]

"A violation of everything" is going to be the name of my new band

[@corwin32]

As long as it's death metal

[@delfinenteddyson9865]

@@corwin32 👌

[@michaellorenzen8200]

start your tour in Kaliningrad

[@jontalbot1]

Hope you live up to the name. I once saw a band called Duke Duke and the Dukes but they didn’t get anywhere

[@heavyweather]

@@jontalbot1 I am going to name my band Duke Nukem Forever...when it's done.

[@liquidl5380]

The Baltics have been sounding off the alarm about Russian imperialism for ages. They remember their history. My mom and her mom only went back to visit the old country after the USSR fell when I was a child for fear of detainment. Lithuania is absolutely in the right here.

[@vaidascizikas4241]

As a Lithuanian, I'm disappointed, that we (so called "west") are calling thing how Russia would like to call it. Not what it is... People, food and most other non harmful supplies can go through as before. And the hole EU agreed on these new rules. So video should be called "EU decided not to give favors to Russia any more by letting them equip their military bases in Kaliningrad through Lithuania". Or should we do more favors to this nice peace loving countries military?

[@JamesC785]

indeed

[@francoisdongalong2213]

Agree.

[@dylanvogler2165]

I agree. Also I think Lithuania has all rights do decide what it wants to cross its territory. Imagine it having been the other way around. Russia would have said that it has every right decide what crosses into it's territory. I think Lithuania did a good thing, it is not a blockade at all.

[@muninnsays9296]

Absolutely, this false idea of some new measures when we’re simply removing their special privileges is ridiculous. Nothing but respect to Lithuania from Germany. 🇱🇹🤝🇩🇪

[@ReaperCH90]

Don't worry bro, we have your back. Fuck Russia

[@justasrandom6609]

Lithuania should just jack up prices extremely for the rest of transit of goods, gas and people to kaliningrad as gazprom did with gas prices to lithuania back in the day.

[@unclescipio3136]

Totally. Call it a 'Special Operational Tax'.

[@nikoladd]

Yep provide ONLY first class services.

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

🤣🤣🤣

[@whitezombie10]

@@unclescipio3136 special taxation operation

[@GJ67]

@@unclescipio3136 I’d do it to take the piss out of them, “ oh sorry comrade, it’s just a follow on from your bull💩 excuse of a war.

[@Nakaska]

6:35 there's no such thing as occupying "only the border", there no no-man's land between Poland and Lithuania to occupy without invading either. I don't get why you give this gap so much attention as if it was some legal loophole Russia could exploit without risking a war.

[@lyingcorrectly]

A border line is a 1D line between points, it has no width. So the very idea of "occupying just a border" is quite obviously impossible. That it was presented as a thing that Russia could legitimately do without constituting an invasion is, in my opinion, more egregious than mixing up Norway and Finland.

[@Dimas-d1j]

All fun and games until you see Russian soldiers tippy toeing along the Polish-Lithuanian border

[@yuugvf]

Russian soldiers aboutta lose plenty of weight so they can look like paper Mario 💀

[@nromk]

Because everyone else does, this gap has been exploited in war games between professional armies including NATO

[@nromk]

And boarders are actually huge

[@jonasfermefors]

As a Swede I think we need to keep the pressure on Russia. A big part of the reason why we are in this mess is that we have allowed Putin to get away with atrocious acts for way too long. It is similar to Europe allowing Nazi Germany to grab territory without real consequences. Let's hope Putin is less crazy than Hitler and that he backs down before it's too late, but backing down should not be an option for EU/NATO at this point in the conflict.

[@goster09]

The Swedes were in league with Hitler, search for problems start with yourself

[@jonasfermefors]

@@goster09 Even if that had been true it would be a terrible argument. I don't shut my eyes to Sweden's faults. Sweden's "race biological institute" was a pseudo-scientific organization that the Nazi's used to formulate their racist creed, but none of that has any bearing on what Europe did or didn't do in response to Hitler nor what EU/NATO should do to respond to Putin now.

[@goster09]

@@jonasfermefors you can continue to live in your dream, but if there is not long left before the collapse

[@kingdavid6476]

What is your population? This is not the Vikings era of swords and shields. Have you thought of your next immigration spot. Stop your crazy politicians playing with the world's existence.

[@miketree5276]

I Agree Jonas,, Putin is a bully and like most bullies he is also a coward. If he was up against a more powerful enemy he would run like the coward he is.

[@lufseto8]

As a Lithuanian, I am ashamed it took us so long to do that. Better later than never I suppose

[@davidty2006]

now it is in effect the fun begins

[@SendNukes690]

Geriau veliau neigu niekada

[@realpolitics527]

Well done Lithuania

[@arthytales9568]

Go my Lithuanian brothers I'm latvian

[@dschledermann]

I don't think you need to be ashamed. Russia is really acting irrational and aggressive, and the EU, NATO, Ukraine etc. has done everything to give Russia off ramps and ways out, but the seem hellbent on getting into a conflict with the rest of Europe.

[@princeabbas1996]

Stalin actually suggested Kalinigrad to Lithuania but Lithuanians rejected it, fearing to have a large Russian minority within their republic like the two other Baltic republics do.

[@LC-uh8if]

I think that was Khrushchev not Stalin. You know the same idiot who gave Crimea to Ukraine.

[@JaneyUwU]

Stalin didn't do that, it was his successor Chruschtschow

[@blacklion8208]

It was also offered to Germany and Poland. They also said NO... Looking at the problems in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldava you can say all three states did the right thing and refused a Trojan Horse...

[@bigboss337]

@@blacklion8208 they should have taken the land and force the russians there to migrate out.

[@alexlehrersh9951]

@@blacklion8208 When was it offered to Germany??

[@michaelwang6125]

Lithuanian despite being such a small country was one of the first EU nations to stand up to Beijing ~ (even changed the Taiwan Embassy's name) Now despite knowing Putin may cut off Gas/Oil to Lithuania; Lithuania stands firm against Moscow's aggression. Edit: Lithuania actually cut off Moscow's Gas/Oil/Electricity already (unlike some of the EU which remains indecisively on Moscow's gas policy). Now that's a nation that can *walk the talk* Some of the more powerful EU nations including USA can take a note: The age of appeasement will only invite more bites from the wolves. This is a limited blockade for the people in Kalin can still return to Moscow and have access to food/etc. What Moscow did to Maripol citizens was a lot worse when energy/water/etc was cut off for weeks so T___T is moscow's definition of "encirclement to starve the population an exclusive privilege to Moscow?"

[@TheChrisey]

I find it quite interesting, as you mentioned how they already cut the gas and oil from Russia, when at the same time, there are many pro Russians living in Lithuania.

[@officialreplik5095]

Soon they will regret their foolish policies just wait their punching above their weight. Russia will make them understand just like china did economically

[@HeyHEY-fg9rp]

And also gave China another reason to back Russia.

[@dtothebtotheh]

@@HeyHEY-fg9rp China was always going to back Russia

[@Deno2100]

Lithuania just wants to feel significant.

[@Maxwell_Brune]

WW2 occurred not as a result of sanctions, but as a result of their absence.

[@dosa2990]

Read the treaty of Versailles, oil embargo on Japan and then come back for more

[@bobboardman1156]

Lizardspock seems to sum it up nicely. "To be fair, Lithuania's gave their guarantee of free transit for Kaliningrad the same weight Russia gave to their guarantee of Ukrainian independence."

[@mariuspretorius7913]

To be fair I think that expired as well after the us lead coup in 2014 and the ukranian millitary buildup in the second half of 2021 around donbass.

[@Noschool100]

@@mariuspretorius7913 I mean the US didnt do a coup and lmao... military build-up? like Ukraine was never going to invade Russia you're just buying into brain dead fascist arguments.

[@glennchartrand5411]

@@mariuspretorius7913 Bot.

[@seva20022]

@@glennchartrand5411 nice projection, biden's slave 🤣

[@ferrariguy8278]

@@mariuspretorius7913 To be fair Russia caused 2014 by engineering the 2013 scrapping of the EU deal. And to be fair, any military action on Ukraine territory is Ukraine's business much like Russia whined about when it was "mealy doing military exercises" with hundreds of thousands of troops on Ukraine's border. Also what Russia called a coup the legitimate government of Ukraine called an abandoning of post (including just about ALL of the members of Yanukovych's own party who voted that he had abdicated his duties.) So you might say Russia began violating that all the way back in 2004 when they tried to get Yanukovych elected by helping him poison his opponent with Digoxin (the original coup attempt.)

[@edwardblair4096]

Several times you have mentioned "Sweden and Norway" when you probably mean "Sweden and Finland". It's Finland, and Sweden, that Russia is upset about joining NATO, because Norway is already a member.

[@kur4325]

The flyby mentioned at 6:03 was also near Norwegian territory, not Finnish

[@boulderk1n254]

Simple preventable mistakes that affect the credibility, so not worth the sub.

[@drkclshr]

@@boulderk1n254 it’s the pinned comment

[@Arn-e-e2z]

Lithuania actually rejected the incorporation of Kaliningrad into its borders as they were worried about adopting a Russian majority area into their country. It has nothing to do with the area's strategic importance.

[@Raidas22295]

Yeeeeep that's correct.

[@tvgerbil1984]

It is strategically important not to have a high concentration of Russians in your territories, or risk being invaded like Ukraine.

[@VioIetShift]

@@tvgerbil1984 I'm surprised that this Russian diaspora has any loyalty left to the Kremlin. If I were an ethnic Russian Estonian, I'd be out waving my Estonian flag and renoucning any ties to Russia, given how Russia has been behaving.

[@ljuc]

[citation needed]

[@MrKfadrat]

should have taken it tbh. and right after that move all russians about 40km north (so they wouldnt float back). russian style of business towards russians, because they call it their culture they so much try to preserve

[@guidosarducci209]

There is no blockade or embargo. It's simply part of sanctions, and it's got NOTHING to do with NATO. They are EU sanctions. The ONLY connection to NATO is that Lithuania happens to be in NATO, which makes it LESS likely Russia will do anything military about it.

[@musicilya6674]

Except nuking entire NATO territory

[@guidosarducci209]

@@musicilya6674 or, not.

[@TLDnoR]

Russia complaining about violation of their territory is just about the funniest thing I've ever heard.

[@Xcloneee]

Like America a country that invaded Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Libya, Yemen and still have troop in Syria without any government approval talking about respecting sovereignty of countries and international law. It’s just funny to here Amercia talk about that

[@1990-w1l]

@@Xcloneee Rusian bot or stupid India 3rd country guy

[@gideonmele1556]

Especially when it’s going through *someone else’s* territory no less

[@gideonmele1556]

@@Xcloneee you don’t know much about modern Russian history, do you?

[@ericconnor8419]

@Han Boetes It's amusing that Ivan chose Afghanistan as an example they are completely mad.

[@IridescentTea]

Well, letting russian citizens travel through Lithuania without visa was a grant gesture of good will and trust. I wonder why nobody trusts them anymore and nobody upholds a good will any longer? A great mystery indeed.

[@karlcx]

well said.

[@FreeMind5094]

A good. Gesture?, This was imposed by Russia as a condition to recognise the x Soviet Republic as an independent state, Russians made a big mistake when they didn't carve out a land path to the Russian exclave

[@roadent217]

@@FreeMind5094 "Russians made a big mistake when they didn't carve out a land path to the Russian exclave" Russia couldn't afford to Grozny Vilnius.

[@theincantrix1144]

Yep, nobody trusts them... except, India, China, Pakistan, the continent of Africa, and most of South America. Everybody but them, the 70% of the population of the world. Say bye-bye to the US Dollar.

[@theincantrix1144]

@@FreeMind5094 It wasn't imposed. It was agreed to by multiple Treaties - all of which the EU/US is breaking international law by not following. Not to mention all the broken NATO promises.

[@MDP1702]

Again the "it would be the occupation of a border, not an invasion of a nato country" stupid reasoning? In order to occupy that border Russia has to invade Poland and/or Lithuania, thus certainly triggering article 5 of NATO. The border isn't a neutral piece of land between the countries, it is just a line on a map, you can't 'occupy a border' without controlling the land on at least one side of it.

[@JamesC785]

Exactly + that border happens to be between 2 Nato member countries, so a non starter. Wouldn't Latvia want to open a corridor to Ukraine along the russia/Belarus border ?

[@DaveVersteeg]

yeah..its juggling with words..Nato is trying not to start WW3, but so is Russia..And they do this when they invaded Ukraine..that is why they do not call it a war, but a special operation..because of the treaty nato and Russia signed when Ukraine became independant..Neither was allowed to go to war with Ukraine.

[@xSandamx]

@@DaveVersteeg But beating up Russia can't really be called "World War"...

[@patrickelliott-brennan8960]

My point exactly. It's like saying landing paratroopers on the coast of Dover isn't an invasion of the UK because it's only the border of the UK. The comment in the video makes no sense at all.

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

Another person who doesnt get how borders work. Nobody is going to get the line exactly as it is on a map. In real life those arent lines but regions. Thats why the maps you find in an atlas dont just have lines but also blured areas around those lines on one side.

[@AntonSobyanin]

My congratulation to the next Eurovision song contest winner.

[@carlosacta8726]

LMFAAAAOOO!!!

[@svetlanada7132]

😂😂😂😂 ahahahaaa 🤣 you made my day!

[@eln9585]

Best comment 😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JorgeGarcia-lw7vc]

it is an escalation, but not a critical one that would by itself lead RUS to take military action. There are still many additional steps and trigger points before RUS would actually take action. I see this as brinkmanship light, with its effects mostly political, but a good move by Lithuania that makes things just a tad costlier for RUS.

[@nnnik3595]

Interestingly one of the most important Chinese trading routes goes through there. China is looking into avoiding Russia completely with new routes. This will damage Russia on a global political level for years to come.

[@johnboddie6826]

I agree. Lithuania is just protecting it's sovereignity. Let's not forget that it was once a member of the Warsaw Pact with Romania and Estonia. Along with other former USSR countries. Now that most of these countries are independent or democratic. Russia has lost most of it's military and political influence. Let alone natural resources which it has to purchase now. Russia is also guilty of using economy intimidation and extortion by hoarding Ukrainian grain, withholding natural gas from Lithuania, and detaining Ukrainian citizens. So Russia is the aggressor not Lithuania or Ukraine. Russia has also used these Russian-ethnic territories to justify invading their neighbors which will ultimately lead to its own economic collaspe. Consider North Korea and China nuclear arsenals but they can't feed their own people!

[@Ocelot835]

@@nnnik3595 Let's hope with this they won't get into "fuck it" mode and start blasting everything without hesitation. I highly doubt they will step back when there would be nothing left o lose...

[@ЛейтенантЙердинов]

То есть, надо провоцировать страну постепенно на войну, чтобы потом кричать - На меня напали! Помогите! Не кажется что это звучит абсурдно? Никак не пойму, почему европейцы провоцируют конфликты... деньги? Извольте, зачем они нужны будут, когда всё сгорит и разрушиться?

[@stixinst5791]

@@Ocelot835 this might br a suprise for you, but they still have their lives.....north corea did no to into "fuck it" mode, so we have a lot of wiggle room

[@nemeczek67]

Using another country for transit is a privilege. Some states are simply not deserving of that privilege and Ruzzia falls into that category.

[@jonofpdx]

That's almost never the case due to UN and treaty obligations. That being said, this is obviously an exception. Russia has completely disregarded common practice if nations and need to be punished and sanctions against it are very warranted. They are still allowing passengers and not blockading the port. It's a soft step, no matter what Russia says.

[@fuzzy_wuzzy45]

That transit was built on 1929 back when the USSR was raising; back when Lithuania was of Russia along with other former ussr nations.

[@woltews]

@@fuzzy_wuzzy45 Russia is not the USSR any more than Germany is the Holy Roman Empire

[@balclava4937]

They have a treaty which Lithuania broke I mean is blockading Kaliningrad really worth all this commotion?

[@ohdearearthlings1879]

@@balclava4937 YES

[@yourroyalchungusness]

Imagine those Lithuanian diplomat respond to Peskov and the kremlin be like: "it's not an embargo, it's a special economic measure to rebalance the situation" Oh the irony

[@chrislouis7913]

Oh how I’d wish he responded. No type of revenge is sweeter than a taste of your own medicine

[@attilamarics4808]

@@chrislouis7913 Its not a revenge when you say a few words that 12 years olds think sounds cool, when you dont have a proper military or any diplomatic weight.

[@williammurray1341]

Remember that little tiff over the "Polish Corridor" back in 1939? It worked itself out after a fashion.

[@ericderbez2446]

This may as well be used as a negotiation tactic for a shipping corridor for Ukrainian grain. It is sort of the opposite of situations: Ukraine would rather use ships for their exports whereas Kaliningrad would rather use rail for their imports. Anyhow how does it feel now Putin & Patrushev?

[@markwebb7179]

Or for natural gas. This seems like a direct response to Russia reducing NG exports so EU couldn't stockpile reserves for when Russia cuts them off in the winter. It's a reminder to Russia that Kaliningrad can't resupply during the winter without going through NATO countries (no other Baltic Sea warm-water port in Russia that doesn't freeze over). So the Russians they cut off the gas supply to Europe, two can play at that game.

[@Ulyanique]

@@markwebb7179 Kaliningrad has an LNG port and ice-class ships

[@ericderbez2446]

@Evgeniy Karasovskiy a 3rd would be promise of safe passage (from Russia) and insurance of the vessel under the right flag.

[@TKUA11]

Yeah, Russia starts to seethe so hard, when their own tactics are used against them. What do you mean Ukraine will get weapons that can reach Moscow? What do you mean by Odessa ports are blockaded? You can’t treat us like we treat you 🤣

[@zeffy._440]

Russia can continue to resupply Kaliningrad either through air or by sea for quite some time. NATO won't get Russian grain or gas they wanted to starve and commit genocide on Russian civilians directly just like their fascist lapdog Ukraine did so they aren't getting the grain in the Donbass region and soon will lose access to the Odessa one oh wait Ukraine made sure of that since they mined the Odessa port themselves lmfao You tried to starve and freeze us but it seemed to have backfired on you

[@fepeerreview3150]

This is not a "blockade", which is somewhat sensationalist language. The goods being blocked are in specific categories. These consist of "coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology" according to Reuters. This covers approximately 50% of imports. As this good video points out, Russia still has direct contact with Kaliningrad by sea.

[@johnpapworth433]

Its just Russia feigning victimhood

[@misterpinkandyellow74]

Still an act of war though and illegal.

[@Goodmanschoices]

And by air.

[@kacperzimowski4626]

@@Goodmanschoices Well... only through Petersburg so... Russia is still f*cked

[@leonhardtkristensen4093]

@@Goodmanschoices Just like had to be done by the west for West Berlin way back when the Soviet Union blocked it.

[@larswhitt1549]

Keep it up, maximum pressure. If we start relaxing here, next time Russia huff and puff, we bend again. They can send all their things to Kalinigrad by sea or air...

[@erf456]

Berlin airlift, reverso edition

[@hubewa24]

No air because European airspace would be closed

[@miru4226]

This is like Deja vu. First, there was Saakashvili now Zelenskyj and in near future some Lithuanian "hero". All Minions are smiling and clapping, but people will pay the price. They are like screaming to Russia, take us back.

[@mendez704]

Russia calling something a "violation of everything" is irony enough to blow out a planet.

[@E4439Qv5]

Hopefully not ours.

[@danielbb8570]

No leader care about the civilians life’s there just won’t push each other how far there can go till it get to much it starts a war

[@zeffy._440]

The West* fixed it for you. Western aggression will not stand

[@mendez704]

@@zeffy._440 Western aggression. Sorry, it is Russia who invaded Ukraine, they are the aggressors. And no amount of Kremlin propaganda is going to change that fact.

[@spudpud-T67]

@@zeffy._440 No longer will it stand, it will begin stomping.

[@Sluggy_96]

Jokes asides about what to call it, please don't confuse blockade and embargo, they are very different things

[@gigacanno750]

Yeah. An embargo just blocks certain materials and products, a blockade blocks everything, and is generally considered an act of war, much like how the Cuban naval blockade during that crisis was dubbed a Quarantine.

[@henrybn14ar]

Sections are meant to prevent goods from reaching an enemy, unless they are EU sanctions which are a self imposed blockade.

[@jilimalominchy3674]

My thanks to the presentor for speaking normal speed and good articulation.

[@stephenclark9917]

You can run KZbin videos at 0.95 speed if this is a problem.

[@roejogan2693]

@@stephenclark9917 can you though?

[@SerginhoPMoura]

@@roejogan2693 yes, yes you can.

[@TheSucram729]

@@roejogan2693 depends on what device

[@tigrafale4610]

Just download a video speed extension. I always blast mine up to 2 or 3

[@Jigachader]

its insane how much tldr news has grown, i was one of the OGs, i rememeber i subbed around 4 years ago to tldr uk and now you guys have hundreds of thousands of views on every video good job

[@matthiasfahrner3108]

It is amazing, that the EU still feels itself bound to garantee free passage of people from/to Kaliningrad. This is a favour for the Russians not at all an obligation under international public law. There should be some total "borderproblems" like in Berlin 1948, let see if Russia can fly all over the international part of the Baltic see.

[@MrSyncope]

that's the next escalation, I hope it doesn't come to that

[@nonyabisness6306]

Just because Russia act's badly doesn't mean we should too.

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

@@MrSyncope Why? Russia already cut gas supplies to Poland and Lithuania, so I don't see why we should be helping them.

[@DarthVader1977]

This land should be returned to Germany.

[@simonphoenix3789]

No point being nice to a nation like Russia. Giving in and being friendly has not made them any friendlier.

[@DrStrangelove-w9w]

Peskov looks like a throw back to the 80's. His moustache is a 'violation of everything'.

[@bernhartschmieder9401]

Russians are at least 50 years behind in everything you can name.

[@viewer-of-content]

You Forgot the Ethnic Cleansing of the Region Following WW2 and how no-one wanted the mostly Russian populated territory for fear of provoking Russia. The German Population: fled, was killed, or was shipped out during and after WW2 and an Ethnically Russian population moved in. 90% of Konengburg was also demolished and rebuilt in Soviet style as Kalin Grad as a part of the Bolshivication/Rusification

[@Morwenna1220]

Well the Germans stole that land from the Prussians so as their closest relatives the Lithuanians should claim that land , move all the Russians out and do something useful with it. 😉

[@bones7868]

@@Morwenna1220 are you not aware that modern germany is the gestalt of prussia and its neighbors. prussians ARE germans

[@TheGrace020]

@@Morwenna1220 Poland or Lithuania either would be good.

[@biggsdarklighter0473]

@@Morwenna1220 You know that Bismarcks Germany was essentially just an upgraded Prussia, right? as such I don´t believe "stealing it" is the right term, we merely held onto it after WW1.

[@nonyabisness6306]

@@Morwenna1220 The Prussians both made Germany and defined what it meant to be german. wtf are you talking about.

[@deegon01]

Everything is an escalation, just keep up the pressure 👍

[@Mark_Thackeray]

Russia = paper tiger.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

@@Mark_Thackeray kkk empire on stolen lands = put on your masks an shut your economy down an find a male partner to suck off while non whites out breed you.

[@dionobannion9197]

It’s not a “ blockade” it’s the implementation of known EU sanctions on certain specific Russian goods entering EU territory. Goods such as Pharma, medical,food, passengers even military related still allowed ground transit and ALL by sea. Russia is trying a distraction for its public from a rather lackluster UA invasion.

[@richardkammerer2814]

It’s an incremental action that I think sends a message yet doesn’t throw down the gauntlet.

[@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285]

It's also a case of russia being upset that there is actual consequences for their actions that they can't really respond to.

[@trytellingthetruth.2068]

@@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285 If the West hadn't gone back on its word, there wouldn't be a conflict.

[@avatarofkina]

@@trytellingthetruth.2068 If Russia hadn't broken the Budapest Memorandum, there wouldn't be a conflict

[@KirosanaPerkele]

@@trytellingthetruth.2068 "If the West hadn't gone back on its word, there wouldn't be a conflict." To be honest, there still could be. Russia could have easily cooked up some other convenient excuse.

[@denjivibes]

Crazy that the RU government calls an embargo (that they themselves have responsibility for) a "violation" as if they haven't been publically violating every human right possible in Ukraine.

[@ElRabito]

Putler crybabies :D The more they cry the more we know we hurt them hard.

[@wariyoshidirector]

That's just the thing with authoritarian dictatorships though. They aren't really talking to the rest of the world, they're making themselves look legit to their people whose narrative they can control.

[@zeffy._440]

except they n ever committed a single human rights crime most Ukrainians in Donbass support Russia your claim ain't adding up lmao

[@blueciffer1653]

ironic

[@RuiLuz]

It's not an embargo, it's a "Special Blockade Operation".

[@selcovoilucian8253]

Has Russia won it's war in Ukraine to start another in Lithuania? How many wars can Russia loose at the same time?

[@davidty2006]

A war with Lithuania means article 5 gets triggered meaning the entire US army is coming to say hello.

[@selcovoilucian8253]

@@davidty2006 yes please 🥺 We have prepared for so long , so very long Go ahead Russia we are itching for article 5!

[@chico9805]

How many wars can you cope about, at the same time? Russia is apparently losing in Ukraine, while the Ukrainian Army is by Zelensky's own words, "losing 1000 men a day".

[@zeberek1987]

@@chico9805 he didnt say that, you spreading fakes

[@elfbeaned]

@@zeberek1987 yes, it wasn't 1000. He said it was 50 to 100, and his assistant said 200 to 250. What to trust?

[@davidcoard1978]

Here in the U.k and the U.S 10% of the most wealthy individuals in these societies own 90% of the wealth. The rest of the population are progressively becoming poorer. And yet the ruling class expects us to make further sacrifices on their behalf.

[@DutchTDK]

same in russia and much of the rest of the world

[@stevenwilgus5422]

These times are all "too close for comfort" but Russia can not continue to regard the region as though circumstances have not altered. An embargo is a strategic imposition to exact a response that must remain intact. Nothing else need be stated.

[@andersaskjrgensen5468]

It's only sanctioned goods that are cut off, not everything. These things can then be transported by boat. Russia is having another hysterical episode

[@Snugggg]

@@andersaskjrgensen5468 This^ they're free to send passengers and non-sanctioned cargo. they're also free to continue sending sanctioned cargo via boat or plane. Russia needs to get a grip on itself and end the butthurt routine.

[@henrybn14ar]

The EU sanctions are are self imposed blockade = EU self harm.

[@michigandersea3485]

Russia may be outnumbered/outgunned by NATO conventionally. But its nuclear forces are the equal of NATO's. If Russia invades Lithuania, the most NATO will be willing to do is to push Russian troops back to the Russian border, for fear of nuclear retaliation. Look at the situation in Ukraine. It will be no different; at every turn NATO will be cautious for fear of escalation.

[@andersaskjrgensen5468]

@@michigandersea3485 NATO will not invade, but they will bomb military and industrial installations in Russia with conventional weapons to severely degrade Russian capabilities. This will at the very least include a near complete destruction of the Russian Airforce

[@terribleatgames-rippedoff]

I'm pretty sure Norway already is well ascended into NATO given that the Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg have been the public face of NATO for some years now.

[@pieterpopster5549]

Norway was one of the founding members in 1949.

[@frefromwig9322]

He meant to say Finland

[@Independenceday95]

Yeah, they meant Finland

[@mindphaserxy]

I really don't think Moscow wants WW3 and any further escalation considering their actions in Ukraine are about as bumbling as the Jan. 6th coup attempt

[@Teramin1]

I think that this is a measured response, especially since it doesn't inflict (too much) material damage to the Russian people but does make them very unhappy. At this point I think them forcing the end of the war is going to be the best way for all of this to end, however unlikely that might be, so anything that makes the Russian people unhappy about the war is a good move.

[@alexfrank5331]

Or they realize they're next on the list. The Slavic countries need to unite and act now, not wait to be picked off one-by-one.

[@alru4407]

Europe is shitting Russia in the old traditions. But she does not understand that she depends and has always depended on Russia's resources, trying for centuries to take away Russia's resources and destroy the aborigines. But the world has changed and now the future of Europe depends on Russia and not on the United States, which is destroying Europe-its competitor...

[@jonathanclemens3755]

According to Russian polls, the Russian people are supporting Putin more than they did before the war. Russian state TV blames the west for what's going on - and the propaganda is working, so far. I won't count on the Russian people turning against Putin anytime soon. Perhaps their local governors, but not Putin.

[@kajmakprsuta693]

ah yes lets make people of Kaliningrad suffer thats so humane how nice of EU

[@Teramin1]

@@jonathanclemens3755 yeah, that’s why I included the “however unlikely” bit. My hope is that as the people start to be squeezed more and more, internal dissent starts back up a bit.

[@Tmb1112]

“Lithuania stops allowing Russia to transfer military equipment through their territory.” Great replacement title for ya TLDR

[@PyrusFlameborn]

Indeed. Planes and ships can still go to and leave from Kalinigrad through the Baltic Sea and the airspace above it

[@fazeobama8872]

@@PyrusFlameborn well the land route is wayyyy faster than the go arounds

[@Tmb1112]

@@fazeobama8872 doesn’t mean Lithuania needs to let Russia take their simplest route

[@Mark_Thackeray]

Russia is laughing at the situation at Ukraine..now it's crying because it can't deliver goods and food (only 50% capacity now) to Kaliningrad...it also complains about Sweden and Finland on their way to join NATO. Putin is a sore loser.

[@SandorFule]

I am hungarian. For me it is obvious, that Russia speaks only 1 language: The power. Hats off to Lithuania!

[@AlexanderHL1919]

The West should "encourage" Kaliningrad to "hold a referendum" and declare independence and then ask to join Lithuania (Or Germany or Poland, or whatever). Seems fashionable enough with Russian speaking peoples in other countries.

[@linkthepaladin5202]

One problem, it has Russians in it...

[@Nik-Art]

Agreed with Link. There are Russians in Kaliningrad and they’d be even more pissed at the west for “encouraging” them on to join a western country.

[@saboo_tage]

...you mean like Russia did with Crimea, Donbas, etc.?

[@WolfyOfHonor]

You meant "Old Prussia", not Kaliningrad, right?

[@UnnTHPS]

Now u're just acting like Putin

[@davidty2006]

Koiningsberg. Pre 1945. Kaliningrad Post 1945.

[@HandsomeMonkey-King]

@@UnnTHPS Stalin literally ethnically cleansed Germans from there. Yes Germans were ethnically cleansing Jews, but two wrongs don't make a right

[@vladyslavpidlisnyi]

Kalininwhat?

[@ooi97]

As a region, "East Prussia", "Duchy of Prussia" or just "Prussia" (from newest to oldest) would be the proper name. As the city, "King's City" (translated into any language) was the only name for 700 years. I guess it was the communists who just didn't like mentioning kings and Putin didn't change it back for reasons

[@collintrytsman3353]

well done Lithuania, we shouldn't be scared to implement sanctions when/where we can!!

[@cdeford]

Quite right. We shouldn't be scared of nuclear war. Sanctions are worth a nuclear bomb or two.

[@human6826]

World War 3 let's goo!!!

[@Cofeeman911]

I think we are way to soft.

[@axmat3436]

@@human6826 At least we can play some CSGO matchmaking in rl

[@thecatthinks]

...But still buy Russian oil/gas.

[@vimgolfhandicap]

"Goods on the list include steel, but are set to be broadly expanded to cover items from coal to alcoholic drinks." Alcoholic drinks... I see what is the problem here 😂

[@alexandermackie7621]

Suddenly going cold turkey when you drink like the russians do can lead to death. The ruzzians could sell it as attempted murder (not that I wouldn't mind if a few bumped off)

[@svr5423]

no moar potato juice from mother russia

[@eruno_]

Russians will just ship alcohol from sea

[@vimgolfhandicap]

@@eruno_ Of course they will. Especially in winter when St. Petersburg harbour is frozen. So they have to go from Crimea around the continent into the baltic sea. 🙈 Better they prepare right now for the shipment to arrive on time... Maybe some ice breaker ship will do the trick, though.

[@chibiromano5631]

Meanwhile in Berlin..... Laughs in German.. ' sie wilst mir gehören, sie wilst mir gehören ... erneut.. Konigsberg!'

[@TKnightcrawler]

Calling this a blockade is an exaggeration. The only thing that would obligate Lithuania to let Russian goods pass through their territory is a international agreement, but we have already seen what an international agreement means to Russia. If Russia's going to tear up its agreements, why shouldn't Lithuania?

[@forestmanzpedia]

It's hypocritical of Russia claiming violations of treaties when they are the ones, usually the first, to violate treaties.

[@romanianturk2101]

Yes. But do you wanna get mobilized and sent to Poland? No? Then Lithuanian road blockade is unnecessary escalation. Russia. Is. On. The. Brink. It's a waiting game. We sit on the castle, we don't attack.

[@nicolas51489]

Russia surprised pikachu face on every consequence of their own actions never gets old.

[@Hekovashi]

Their own? It's not like US make a overthrow a government in ukraine in 2014, to establish pro-west one. You a fool if you think that it's all started in feb of 2022.

[@thesummergamer7245]

well tbh american imperialism hasn't never been criticized, so when their imperialism was compared to fucking nazis i understood their confusion

[@MrAronymous]

They are not actually surprised. They are just feigning surprise for their own audience.

[@Spaghetter813]

@@thesummergamer7245 they got compared so much to Nazis due to their own attempt to present Ukrainians as Nazis.

[@oculusvision558]

@@thesummergamer7245 Well, no matter how much I oppose the American foreign policy, but as far as I remember, the Americans haven't organized the coordinated mass executions of all the civilians (men, women, children - even the dogs), nor they purposefully targeted civilian infrastructure and shelters. Neither in Iraq, Libya, or Afghanistan, etc. I can understand Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008 - doesn't support, but understand. And so did the world. That's the big power style. But this... The last ones to do so were Nazis and Stalin's communists, so I think the comparison is pretty valid (although even Nazis haven't on purpose executed the pets, so that says a lot about Russians...). Plus - I am so tired of the argument "But the America...". If A doing something bad, it doesn't mean that B has the right to do the same thing. The bad thing is still a bad thing

[@josefkrycha]

They have courage, the Lithuanians. I agree with their stand. We need to apply maximum pressure on Russia until they stop redrawing the political map by force.

[@FrogToTheFrog]

True. And with this method people aren’t trapped like a certain thing they did during the Cold War with West Berlin.

[@markellis6101]

It's not really a blockade when you can access it by Sea. The Berlin Blockade by the Soviets was a technical Blockade because it was landlocked and all travel was blocked. However, The Allies landed goods by air.

[@j4rey989]

It is a breach of treaty when the Soviet union dissolved. Also the EU sanctions do not apply as here Russia is simply transferring the goods from one part of their country to another part of their own country. When you say it's not a blockade, well it could easily turn into a blockade as Kalingrad is surrounded by anti-Russian NATO and EU members. Anyone could easily start harassing the ferry ships, and it could erupt into all out war.

[@FrogToTheFrog]

The difference is the soviets didn’t let west Berliners leave, meanwhile here people are free to leave and enter Kaliningrad

[@FrogToTheFrog]

@@j4rey989 I feel like that’s unlikely to be the reason why. Russia would probably justify invading Lithuania with “Ukrainian nazis fled there”

[@j4rey989]

@@FrogToTheFrog Well that's all speculation if Russia would invade Lithuania and with what reason. But the fact is Lithuania was not on the map a few days ago but now it is because Lithuania broke the treaty by blocking the trains, which was unnecessary. Reports are that the EU, realising it could escalate a direct conflict with NATO and Russia, told Lithuania that it was unnecessary, but Lithuania refused to lift it. One small country dismissing EU orders. Sweden and Finland too, if they allow NATO to build a base there. The point is that the Ukraine crisis could have been avoided if the Minsk agreement was implemented or some sort of compromise/agreement, but it was not and we have what we have. And it could have ended with Ukraine, but with these developments with Lithuania & Sweden-Finland we have more pressure points that could break out into a direct NATO-Russia conflict.

[@FrogToTheFrog]

@@j4rey989 how did they break the the agreement of making sure people can be transported in and out of Kaliningrad when they have just blockaded a portion of materials and resources, which in fact do not include people?

[@peterryan4970]

I appreciate that this channel does a lot of work in a short timeframe, and that there's so much to do, but the mistakes that constantly crop up in the scripts or animations across the channels are a demonstration of the lack of consistent detail needed to become a genuine replacement for news, or a genuinely reliable narrator to current affairs. Getting country's mixed up etc. demonstrate the degrees of separation you, as a network of channels, have from the situations you are reporting on. I've loved watching this channel grow, and I know that you take comments on board, or at the very least acknowledge them. But it's off-putting if you consistently mix up words/country's like Ireland/island and (less-forgivable) Norway/Finland. I don't mean to be a Karen, and I look forward to your videos and updates every day 🙂

[@jostein1195]

To bee fair 'Finalnd and 'Norway' almost sound the same...

[@Kianistani]

LOL yes, I had to do a double and triple take on that

[@errorcrj110]

The "Ireland/island" pronunciation is more an accent thing. They just need to put conscious effort into clearer pronunciation on that front. And yeah, they would really benefit from having more proofreading and pronunciation checking.

[@RuerlKhan]

I concur with you - I have after witnessing the way it handled some of the danish news in the past - been very questioning about TL:DR having even basic facts straight (They claimed in a past video that one of our eurosceptic parties were in favor of joining the european defense project - where the opposite was true, and it was hardly the only mistake where they reported something where the opposite was true).

[@tetleydidley]

4:12 according to tldr, a "charge" (chargé) d'affaires got Simone'd by Russia's foreign ministry. I think they're just a bunch of kids who want to take shortcuts to earn quick rewards without going through rigourous training and work in journalism. I think they've overextended themselves. I honestly thought they were a viable alternative to mainstream news when it comes to issues involving Brexit and UK politics. But once they ventured out, their lack of experience and expertise in the field they're reporting became obvious.

[@sballantine8127]

I agree with what Lithuania is doing. Admittedly, it takes a lot of chutzpah so good for them! I wish them all the very best.

[@eluilus4017]

Enemies of Russia and Putin be destroyed in the name of Jesus Christ!

[@Mrbfgray]

NOTHING going on is about to be "comfortable"....we've seen what happens many X when invaders are coddled. I see little choice but to keep putting the screws to Putin.

[@valyshknee4203]

The fuck? you think that is good? all its doing is making the Russian citizens there suffer more from higher consumer good prices, Further than that its doing jackshit to stopping the war, and its increasing tensions to high levels that haven't been seen in decades between those 2 countries. If we had someone like you at power of the US i'm sure we would've already been done for in 2014 by nuclear war because of your actions

[@nedal1alex123]

Yeah, chutzpah.

[@Marc-qq1ob]

Just visited Vilnius. Fell in love with the country. Lithuanians are an amazing people! Calm but resolved.

[@andresvillarreal9271]

You should remember that what is happening to Ukraine is similar to what the Soviet Union did to the Baltic States, including Lithuania, in January 1991. The Russians invaded some decades before, then installed a large ethnic Russian population there without their consent, then invaded to save the ethnic Russians that were supposedly being mistreated by the original population of those regions. Everyone in the region knows that the Russians will not stop after taking Crimea.

[@alru4407]

Europe is shitting Russia in the old traditions. But she does not understand that she depends and has always depended on Russia's resources, trying for centuries to take away Russia's resources and destroy the aborigines. But the world has changed and now the future of Europe depends on Russia and not on the United States, which is destroying Europe-its competitor...

[@hs5312]

The original population of kalingrad was Germans, who were removed from the area after World war 2. The claim that ethnic Russians there would be mistreated by the original locals never existed. It stayed part of Russia because people there saw no reason not to be part of Russia

[@TheRealZeke2003]

@@Lubet0TheGreat Untrue. The Russian population is from population exchange after the Holodomor. You can look at the Russian population in east Ukraine before and after the famines and see it clearly.

[@nunya___]

@@Lubet0TheGreat "Ethnic Russians live there for 300+ years " Yes, and who lived there before _that_ "Special Operation"?

[@stephengrimmer35]

@@Lubet0TheGreatnumerically most of the Russians were moved into Donbas by Stalin post 1945. Similarly, in 1944 he deported all the Tartars from Crimea, leaving a Russian 'majority'. It is easy to create a majority by killing or deporting everyone else, just like in Maruipol today.

[@guidosarducci209]

Russia has NO standing to accuse anyone else of "illegal" actions, under current circumstances. They'll be lucky if they recover from this disaster in 30 years.

[@paulgibbon5991]

Hopefully never. Whether they lose this war or win it and get to enjoy being bled white by guerillas, Russia deserves to be broken over and over until it's been thoroughly de-imperialised.

[@Paerigos]

1) Its just application of EU sanctions = actually agreed on by EU legal council. its not "Lithuania doing it" itself. 2) If we dont apply sanctions just because Russia doesnt like them? they are pointless. Sanctions only matter if after their impossition they are enforced regadless of threatening postures.

[@davidjma7226]

Yes. It is a pity the EU is not standing behind Lithuania in this. Not a word of support so far. They are such assholes! They should have made the announcement alongside the Lithuanian government. But Brussels is very slippery to deal with and arrogant too.

[@KissMyFatAxe]

If Russia doesn't like them, then it's the right thing to do. That means it's probably working. Besides, you could give Russia everything they'd ever want and they'd still find a reason to be pissed off about it. They're all miserable people as far as I'm concerned.

[@ricardocorrea8325]

You are sanctioning a country for fighting nazis and defend it's population. Russia should just ocuppy the parts of Lithuania it needs to assure it's territorial integrity. Since NATO is already in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine. Furthermore, I hope not one Ukrainian nazi is left alive at the end of this war

[@davidjma7226]

@@ricardocorrea8325 Is that you Vladimir?

[@ricardocorrea8325]

@@davidjma7226 I dont know Adolf, does that scary you and remind you of some georgian guy named Joseph?

[@666Maeglin]

I am in favour of supporting Lithuania in their implementation of the EU rules. I always say, all former eastern European Warsaw Pact states, are much harder in their stance than the pussified countries in western europe. If think this show the west does not really understand Russia, whereas the east having been subject to their authoritarian ruile after 1945 (or earlier for the former Soviet states like the Baltic states and Ukraine) . They know and suffered from the Russian mentality and know they have to push back. The west should follow them and trust they know from experience, whereas the west mainly knows them from normalcy bias coloured diplomacy. So I say support Lithuania. Russia will not start a war with NATO when they are already drowning in Ukraine. They are no longer the juggernaut they were during soviet Warsaw pact times. All the weapons in eastern europe, that were then pointing westwards during the cold war atre now pointing eastwqards in response to the russian aggression and the russian army is weak and it seems badly maintained due to corruption by officers that did not expect to ever have to fight a real war with NATO.

[@yesand5536]

yeah, I don't think they will, however .... if they drown in their own hubris too much, they will probably start 5 wars at once and completely believe they will all go their way within 9 days. Which would be an absolutely stupid way to dissolve everything and anything. "I can never be stopped by reality" kinda of sh1t.

[@GoDLiKeKakashi]

Queue "Thank You!" gif. While a stereotype, there is something to be said about Western hubris and arrogance. It's like being richer and more developed suddenly makes them better equipped at understanding Russian mentality. Russian government was heavily influenced by the Mongol occupation. It's why their people are happy to take a crazy amount of punishment from their own leaders. Autocracy is in the foundations of the state and they grew up either being the bully or being bullied as a nation so that is how their thinking works at the most basic level. If you cave to a bully, they'll just keep coming back, but if you give them one good punch they'll run away and stop bothering you. Talking and negotiation is always a show of weakness to the Russian state. You don't need to go to war, you just need to show that you will bite if they push you.

[@nromk]

If you're going to insult the bloc go join Russia and leave the EU, there's no reason to insult the bloc with homophobic language like that.

[@AugustMcmahon]

@@nromk what are you taking about you dingus?

[@starmnsixty1209]

@@nromk homophobic? Me thinks ye have listened to political correctness a time to many

[@jawjhoward]

No, let's not put pressure on russia now. Giving in and letting them have someone else's land at their expense has actually made eastern Europe safer *rolls eyes*

[@josephp.1919]

100% agree. I have zero tolerance for anyone who believes we shouldn’t escalate things with Russia. They invaded a sovereign nation. They are an authoritarian oligarchy. Fuck em.

[@midothunderstorm7738]

This will result in escalation, something that isn't in no one's favour. Lithuania is basically asking Russia to take things personally and start a world war

[@GenocideWesterners]

Bruh, let's be honest this is dangerous and eastern europe isn't worth the nuclear annihilation of the human species.

[@tobiwan001]

@@midothunderstorm7738 I wonder whether Lithuania went rogue or whether they had discussed it with the EU before.

[@tytllee]

@@GenocideWesterners Oh, sure. Let Putin have eastern europeans that nobody cares about, as long as we are safe, init?

[@Mr.SteveMcQueen]

Lithuanian and EU making massive mistake... reckless.

[@dawiddawid7198]

when dealing with russia, violation of everythying is really the only way to go, and honestly im very surprised that the western politicians wont say it openly - withdraw from Ukraine or dont even bother talking to us about anything

[@romanianturk2101]

Or they could respond by going full declaration of war and mobilization on ukraine as a response. Idk. This blockade seems to be a unneeded escalation. Russia's economy is on the ropes. Just wait for the structure to collapse and let the Russians do the work. Let dog eat dog.

[@evryatis9231]

bruh here goes the famous "international law" that the USA adores so much

[@RyedaleAirsoft]

@@evryatis9231 It's not just the USA, it's all of us that don't live under a dictator.

[@evryatis9231]

@@RyedaleAirsoft that was a joke. there is no "international law". its literally just "what the USA feels like doing". And you might live under a president, but believe me, if you live anywhere in the west, they barely hold any real power.

[@ayushkumarjha8410]

Ohh.... Is that why USA invaded Iraq, Libya, Korea, Vietnam and destabilized so many other places... USA has time and again proved itself to be the greatest threat to world peace. Don't get on Russia's nerves.... USA may have 750 billion dollar defence budget and a lot of other resources... But cornering Russia should be the last thing it should try... As it is still not capable enough to bear the full might of fanatic Russian military

[@ironwolf5453]

As a Lithuanian, I can say this is based.

[@ibabdi3806]

You really that slow?? Why do you wanna hurt your country for EU membership.

[@yarovitek]

@@ibabdi3806 Lithuanian is already in the EU. And is one of countries that perennially has to deal with Russian imperialism.

[@chico9805]

The destruction of your nation is based? Patriotism is really taking a weird stance these days.

[@ibabdi3806]

Good luck, keep the Russians at bay👍👍👍 thank you for you service

[@yarovitek]

@@chico9805 What are even talking about? If you bow down before some bully's threats, you only encourage him to make more threats. Lithuania is doing the only sensible thing. By standing up to the bully and exposing his threats as hollow.

[@mspicer3262]

The land that makes up the Suwalski Gap belongs to somebody. Either Lithuania, or Poland. Just because it's a border, doesn't make it free land for a third-party to grab. So a Russian attempt to just grab this narrow little strip and say "look, we're not actually attacking you, we're just taking this little strip of land" isn't going to fly. Any attempt to take the Gap would be the trigger for Article 5.

[@xSandamx]

Exactly. Why would anyone think otherwise? Do people think borders are some kind of no-mans land? Crazy...

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

I would hope that NATO troops were thick on that stretch of land before Lithuania implemented this part of the sanctions.

[@xSandamx]

@@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus its not like Russia is ready to attack. it would take a while to prepare.

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

@@xSandamx If by prepare you mean - finish getting beat up by Ukraine, then I agree, they need time to prepare.

[@bikkiikun]

Absolutely correct... and Russia has proven repeatedly, over decades, that it will only pick (military) fights with countries that (Russia believes) can't defend themselves. That already excludes not only every single NATO member, but also China (who's making Russia its bitch right now), Korea (either one of them), Finland (even Stalin learned his lesson), Sweden and Japan (to only name neighbours).

[@AdamStoltz-y4g]

"Currently, Russia doesn't have the capacity to fight NATO, given that it is struggling in Ukraine". How badly this comment has aged!

[@WarpsongGames]

4:06 I like how Dmitry Peskov is the spitting image of Fry's dog from Futurama.

[@lukemus401]

I love this

[@EclipsaMyrtenaster]

Oh god damn it. I can't unsee it now LMAO

[@vitekskala]

What I've seen can't be unseen lol

[@MaffBowers]

@@EclipsaMyrtenaster Same!

[@avatarmikephantom153]

Seymour

[@sora64444]

lithuania has some balls, first china and now russia, so proud of them

[@compassroses]

1:19 Semi-EXclave, not semi-enclave. "An EXclave is a portion of a state or district *geographically separated* from the main part by surrounding alien territory (of one or more states or districts etc)." "Semi-EXclaves are areas that, except for possessing an *unsurrounded sea border*, would otherwise be exclaves." "An ENclave is a territory (or a part of one) that is *entirely surrounded* by the territory of ONE other state or entity."

[@icur]

This might throw off your Compass, but I don't care what you say, I will call it semi-enclave until my last breath!!

[@compassroses]

@@icur I don't suffer fools gladly, so I care even less. Insisting on being wrong is a bad habit.

[@peterjaniceforan3080]

My two reservist sons have been training for such a provocation. Suspect my age may prevent my initial enlistment, but if it’s to be a fight I will not stand down from a bully.

[@nedal1alex123]

Good. Wars need cannon fodder.

[@davidmurphy563]

1:20 "Kaliningrad is a semi-enclave of the Russia Federation." It's a semi-exclave, not enclave.

[@davidty2006]

he said semi close enough.

[@angriffslusticherWildoger]

Well an exclave always is am enclave as well, isn’t it :D

[@davidmurphy563]

@@angriffslusticherWildoger True enough. :) The convention is to call a situation like Lesotho an enclave and French Guiana an exclave. It's a bit like the Spanish having two words for "corner", I guess technically it's always both but they always know which one to use.

[@Millilium]

Way to go Lithuania. It's notable how the smallest places have the strongest resolve.

[@mattnoel2447]

@Palemo Rigo Not as heavy as Russia though...

[@Cofeeman911]

@Palemo Rigo As a Lithuanian I say: Bring it! I don't want war anywhere, but I will not bow down just because you are stronger.

[@Fankas2000]

@Palemo Rigo You do realize you are talking about a country that despises Russia to its core? Russia is responsible for some much bullshit in LT that after Stalin, that there is nothing they can do to deter us.

[@this_is_patrick]

It's insane how they always stress their own territorial integrity but refuses to respect the territorial integrity of other European states, and former Soviet states.

[@StevenMagallanes]

The the lies and hypocrisy of Russia never end

[@jorgefreitas5983]

That tends to happen when you have nukes, and Russia does have the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet

[@dascherofficial]

​@@jorgefreitas5983 bet less than half are functioning.

[@roejogan2693]

No but Russia has the right to have buffer states between them and aggressive NATO countries just because it's Russia and if a country rightfully refuses to be Russia's buffer state, they just make it one. Completely justified...🤦‍♂️

[@dascherofficial]

​@@jorgefreitas5983 they didn't bother to maintain their vehicles, who honestly thinks they're maintaining their nukes? 😂

[@bejaminmaston1347]

Blockade of odesa: this is fine Blockade of kaliningrad:oh shit

[@barryhamm3414]

Time for the Poles and the Lithuanians to move their farm tractors up to the border. The harvest looks like it will be a good one.

[@maxgo5165]

I hope so

[@flare9866]

do that and russia will invade you. nato only protects. If you launch an attack they dont have to defend you + kaliningrad is the most militarised region in europe.

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

Perhaps they could employ a few hundred thousand NATO troops to help with the iron harvest.

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

@Peter Thiel Sometimes farmers hire seasonal workers to help out :) Just to make sure the harvest goes well.

[@Sorcerer86pt]

An iron harvest

[@seanet1310]

It's Russia being crybabies and bullies. NATO should immediately bolder forces in the gap including tank battalions, infantry and routine flyovers

[@davidty2006]

Hmmm. Lets put an entire division in that corridor and line borders of Kaliningrad with artillery. Just to make sure it can be turned back to 1945 in 1 night.

[@eaglet2000]

Well done to Lithuania. A brave country.

[@victorwinner9469]

Much braver than France, Germany and Italy!

[@AvgJoe_47]

This is not worth risking a nuclear war

[@PortCharmers]

How do you argue with a person who insists on everyone else to stick to international law and old contracts, while they themselves feel entitled to walk all over them?

[@jrr6947]

You mean like NATO promising to hold integrity to the treaty with Russian not to expand Eastward and encroach their border, but did so anyway...this being the main cause for Russia's actions?

[@Logarithm906]

Not a blockade... Why on earth should Lithuania allow the shipment of resources which may be used against them in the future? Anything which frustrates russia helps with degrading their ability to operate. More ferries means more maintenance on those ferries degrading resources elsewhere, same with flights. It makes their kaliningrad naval base more expensive to fund. It spreads them out and weakens them. It makes it harder to live in kaliningrad which makes it harder for russia to control, weakening moscows grip on it. +1 for the idea of blaming expensive gas. Sorry, the tracks need work but it's too expensive to do them and there's no economic reason to fund it because we're not trading with russia.

[@lasto4ka544]

Agree with you from the point that all countries would do exactly that is valuable for them from the strategical or business aspect. That is why Russia will behave in that way as well 🧐

[@DavidRockin1]

4:05 "A violation of everything" Holy shit, Russia is like that one annoying 8 year old who loses a game and starts screaming claiming everyone is cheating.

[@FrogToTheFrog]

Nah they start screaming claiming everyone Is cheating before they lose while they themselves cheat.

[@winniethepooh_june4_1989]

I am very happy that i am living in Asia not Europe right now > IF WW3 brokes out europe would be devastated..

[@thomasflannigan4469]

I’m so happy to hear that Lithuania closed there boarders I’m proud to be Lithuanian!

[@eluilus4017]

Enemies of Russia and Putin be destroyed in the name of Jesus Christ!

[@milstarac432]

First, it is not "boarders" but borders..! Not that l give a shit about english, but it's just a fact, matter of grammar... Second and more imporant, there's nothing to be proud about being Lithuanian... soon ( l honestly don't wish you that! ) you might be crying for help in despair !!!

[@oposumas2071]

@@milstarac432 oh come here and find out why we are so proud to be Lithuanians. We have cold spoup Šaltibarščiai dude, and Cepelinai. Obviously You know nothing, exept english. Dont be such a prick.

[@damonsalvatore9217]

@@milstarac432 they don’t understand , lmao 😂

[@yuliss_s]

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