Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov today hailed the agreement reached with the EU with regard to the Russian exclave Kaliningrad, in which the EU’s announced prohibition of shipments to Kaliningrad through Lithuania were in large measure rescinded. “The crisis situation has been resolved, it is a positive development,” Peskov stated. “Sometimes we see some seeds of common sense even amid an anti-Russia hysteria. Let’s hope that these seeds will continue to bear fruit,” he told reporters on July 27.
When asked if the lifting of a transit ban meant that “the collective West is retreating,” Peskov replied that he would refrain from throwing around such strong wording, TASS reported. He emphasized that being able to transfer goods from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad, hindered by “absurd sanctions,” was vital for Russia. “In this particular case, the positive thing is that the Europeans eventually realized how vitally important it was for Russia and how unacceptable their decisions were with regard to Kaliningrad,” the Kremlin spokesman stressed.
He pointed out that agreements had been reached through dialogue and clarifications. “Undoubtedly, a lot of work will have to be done because certain problems remain to be solved,” the Russian presidential spokesman remarked.
