it is a piece of russia in the heart of europe. kaliningrad is 300 miles from mainland russia. russia s outpost and fortress. this is the home for supplies, it has relied on rail links through lithuania, but because of eu sanctions, the transit of key russian goods is now banned. and that s a problem for igor pleshkov s concrete plant. it s barely operating as it is. and with russian cement now on the sanctions list, that s another blow to his business. translation: the sanctions | won t only affect our business, they will affect everyone. our factory is at a standstill. we aren t making anything, so the builders can t build anything. there is a chain reaction.
but because of eu sanctions, the transit of key russian goods is now banned. and that s a problem for igor pleshkov s concrete plant. it s barely operating as it is. and with russian cement now on the sanctions list, that s another blow to his business. translation: the sanctions | won t only affect our business, they will affect everyone. our factory is at a standstill. we aren t making anything, so the builders can t build anything. there is a chain reaction. lithuania insists it has not blockaded kaliningrad. russian passengers can transit freely through lithuania to get here, and so can russian goods that are not on the eu sanctions list. that hasn t silenced the chorus of criticism from russian officials, or the sabre rattling. this week, the hawkish head of russia s security council flew to kaliningrad.
adopted six packages of sanctions against russia. those are in response to its invasion of ukraine. on saturday, lithuania began enforcing those sanctions on kaliningrad. the eu sanctions list includes coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology. the russian governor of kaliningrad says the blockade would cover 40% 50% of the items his region imports by rail. here s lithuania s prime minister. translation: no blockade of kaliningrad translation: no blockade of kaliningrad is translation: no blockade of kaliningrad is taking translation: no blockade of kaliningrad is taking place. - translation: no blockade of kaliningrad is taking place. it | translation: no blockade of| kaliningrad is taking place. it is simply kaliningrad is taking place. it is simply that kaliningrad is taking place. it is simply that since kaliningrad is taking place. it is simply that since last kaliningrad is taking place. it is| simply that since last weekend, sahctiohs simply that
The uptick in recent sanctions activity caused in large part by the Russian Federation’s unprovoked and unilateral invasion of Ukraine has caused absolute pandemonium in many compliance.
an msnbc political analyst. he s the author of after the fall, being american and the world we have made. then, as i recall, when you are working in the obama white house, you are on vladimir putin s sanctions list, as he retaliated for sanctions that the obama administration imposed. and here he is at it again. yes, i was on the very first sanctions list, lawrence, i think there are about eight of us on that first list. then, is that framed behind you somewhere in the room, your name on the sanctions list? yeah, i don t know how i got on that first list, i have no money in rubles, i have no assets in russia. apart from the travel ban, i can t travel to russia, it had no impact on my life. this is something they do tit-for-tat. in the zelenskyy video you showed, illustrates the contrast. here is putin sitting in the