and this is also quite a blow to the economy, because it is through the baltic sea that russia transports a significant part of its oil. which are the tanks with russian oil. and its largest oil filling port on the baltic coast, primorsk, until recently had to turn up to 60 million tons per year. with the expansion of nato, the baltic will become almost entirely in the internal sea of ​​the alliance, and this , analysts believe, threatens russia with a naval blockade like the one that the black sea fleet is currently organizing against ukraine. which turkey expressed to finland sweden on the way to membership in the alliance legitimate he said this during a press conference with the finnish leader a-a in saul and the ninists, according to stoltenberg, turkey is a key ally for nato due to its strategic geographical location and also came to support ukraine after the full-scale invasion of the russian federation, we will hear it. turkey is a legitimate concern, it concerns terrorism - it concerns the export of arms. we must remember and understand that no nato ally has suffered more terrori

it's in the baltic sea. this is such a highlight of our russia.ia, having closed the border for a number of goods, is trying to block the kaliningrad region by rail and by motor transport, neighbors have forbidden to carry a number of metals, wood, cement, and much more . now here comes the second row . and we will stand. i think until the evening here they are still expanding the list of sanctions every day. you can load up there and they won't let you in. even goods that are not included in the list of sanctions come with difficulty. lithuania cites computer system glitch land supply blockade creates problems. due to not very clusters of queues are observed with a rhythmic fence from a certain side. you see, there are about 150 vehicles standing in front of the checkpoint, which means that the west can aggravate the situation. here they were ready, construction companies stocked up on raw materials. we have created certain stocks. as you can see, we have about 40 full wagons of cement at the station, which is enough. we have 2 weeks of work afte

also, danya peter decided to seek access to the sea not in the south, but in the baltic in 1700 a peaceded with turkey, according to which russia received access to the sea of ​​azov. this was the first and very important geopolitical victory of peter but the main event of the new year 1700 was the outbreak of the northern war, which dramatically changed the life of the country. by the beginning of the 18th century, the muscovite kingdom had only one outlet to the sea. it was the white sea. it was the port of arkhangelsk, through which it communicated with europe from the black sea from the baltic sea russia was completely cut off and peter decided to start a struggle for access to the baltic sea sweden reigned without a collision with sweden getting access to the baltic sea was impossible in 1700 the great war begins; later it will be called the russian northern war. the kingdom bit into the most important enemy and the most powerful european power. this is sweden let's look at the portrait of charles the twelfth, we are a parasite, a certain resemblance to peter, both are tall, both a

say, they have it and the fleet, and they have all kinds of nuances that they do in our in our baltic seabut this is already the third time i will say it in na what i want to say on the ukrainian airwaves helps us to demilitarize the kaliningrad region because there are many very many formations . well, how would you say that they went to you and are fighting in ukraine? well, i think not everyone. it's not like that and they won't be as lucky as they thought because of technology and people and the military and so on, so how would i say, uh, no, they're not as big now in kanegrad as they were maybe an hour or two ago. that's only because yours your patriotism и что вы что и ваши и ваших ваши run away to the front, that's what they are doing, they didn't think that it would be difficult. yes, this is a big one. glory to your country, your strength and your patriotism . i'm joking, looking for leningrad. it's like, well, a momentary big one base will be, for example. yes, we are like that, but now, they don't have it, it's not so simple, that's how it would be, and you know that we, too, a

that is, this is an important point the second point is the actual security of the baltic sea, it becomest is much more difficult for russia to provoke or do some things in relation to the baltic states, since such a land bridge has appeared. above all , estonia and lithuania in the event of a conflict, it is certain that the russians will feel more restrained . railway connection, but i want to remind you that in fact the european union has closed the airspace exclusively through this baltic sea, russian and civilian planes can fly to this enclave. that is, it is also an important moment to reduce the probability of a conflict with the baltic states by the russian federation, and that is a contribution finland in finland is extremely powerful in the military sense i already said about the 64 in 35 that they plan to buy but even now they are powerful further if we look from the point of view of turkey and i really did not like that yordagan took out this sor ssby public e and in fact, you know, he behaved like this in a very eastern ozerska, it should have been done through more specified

remind you that in fact the european union closed the airspace exclusively because of this the baltic sealown by russian and civilian planes up to this eclaw. that is, this is also an important point in reducing the probability of a conflict with the baltic states by the russian federation, and this is the contribution of finland in finland, which is extremely powerful in the military sense. i have already said about 64 in 35, which they are planning to buy, but even now they are powerful further if we look from the point of view of turkey and i really did not like that yordagan was guilty of this variety from izba e public e and in fact , you know, he behaved in a very oriental way it should have been done through a more specified door and by the way, you can even say that there are some psychotypes from different northern countries who are extremely restrained. yes, she is such a southern guy, jugit, who actually is a bit uh-uh, well, i understand his interests, but in principle he could have achieved it in another way so here is a very important thing: germany not only got the opportun

the, the, the baltic sea becomes a nato lake in essence. and so there are a few options, potentially, it would be possible to resupply the baltics in case of an attack through finland down to estonia over the water. but even if that's not possible, it would open up a gigantic flank for russia. finland has a border that's about 1300 kilometers long between russia and finland. and that's the area they need to take care of, that they have to deploy troops there. and so they don't have the acids to focus on on the territory. so in bi reporting for us from rica, thanks so much for that updates. and meanwhile, ukraine's president volunteers lensky has urged the united nations to expel russia as a member and label at a terrorist state. he addressed the one security council after a russian miss al, struck a shopping mall, killing at least 18 people. russia claims it wasn't targeting them ball, saying it had fired on a weapons depot nearby. according to ukraine, this was the moment a russian missile hit, sparking a fire that left the shopping mall an

well, it's a, it's an enclave in the baltic sea. it includes a very strategic port, both disk, which is the headquarters of the baltic sea fleet, and also is the stern most point in russia. and now of course, specifically, you know, with the war in ukraine and russia has been painting this conflict in a way as a conflict, a wider conflict between russia and the west. so the fact that the enclave is kind of sandwiched, as we saw on that map between nato states, makes it almost the, you know, the battle ground for, for that conflict as well. for the west, between the western russia at least, that's how russian state tvs portraying t w's. russia analyst, emily, sherwin, thank you so much for those insights. ellen, take a quick look at some other stories making headlines at this hour in south africa, residence of johannesburg. so wait, oh, town ship have held a noisy but peaceful protest at the city's mayor mayor's office, to demand better services for their district once a by word for the inequalities of apartheid. they called for an e

russia is urging lithuania to lift a ban on the transit of some goods to color and garage on the baltic sea. the russian enclave is wedged between lithuania and poland. the restrictions effect, the only rail route between main line russia on the territory between officials say the ban will be on good sanctioned by the you across its territory. it includes coal and other metals. the kremlin has vowed to respond if passage isn't restored. samuel romani is an associate fellow the royal united services institute and he explains how the sanctions will affect cullen and grad. so helen and grad is an important transit route to obviously the european union because of a strategic location here the baltic sea lithuania, poland has also an important area for a lot of the transit of key russian military assets as well. including iskander is a nuclear heap. of muscles weight restrictions have been factored in for some time . poland actually was the originator of this idea in the came point plan that poland had in the war and ukraine. one of the plans was due band with cargo and ro transit between russia

well, another option is to have a blockade from the baltic sea, but i don’t know if it will be enoughssian is the leader of stalin, a dash of trotsky, when on putin’s armored speech, a dash of putin, when on an armored train, as a people’s commissar, forward to the barricades in general, and also on television, his theory of how they can use the army of belarusians in this war . wrote a scenario of how it can act on the territory of ukraine as a provocateur of clashes in order to draw back the armed forces, but it can also be used against lithuania and against countries-on- for example, if you analyze all of putin's actions throughout the years, yes, he is very concerned about the fact that his army never attacks anyone, only defends and always attacks nato. yes, his main enemy in the world is too much. well, it seems like a realistic scenario to me. when the belarusian army acts as a kind of provocateur for a clash, for example, with the lithuanian army, it will cause some action on the part of the alliance, because the alliance constantly says that the first provocation is against n

the russia next clave is wedged between lithuania and poland on the baltic sea. the restrictions effect, the only rail route between mainland russia and the territory between an official say the band will be on good sanction by the you across its territory. it includes coal and other metals. the kremlin has vowed to respond. a passage isn't restored, or samuel romani is an associate fellow at the rural united services institute. he explains how the sanctions will affect kellen and grad. so killing grad is an important transit route to obviously the european union because of the strategic location here, the baltic sea lithuania, poland has also an important area for a lot of the transit of key russian military assets as well. including iskander is a nuclear april missiles we use restrictions have been factored in for some time. poland actually was the originator of this idea. in the came point plan, the poland had and the war and ukraine. one of the plans was due ban cargo and ro transit between russia and european countries, and the u sanctions on the on call and

it's wedged between lithuania and poland on the baltic sea. the restrictions affect the only rail route between the isolated territory and the rest of russia, lithuanian officials. so the ban will be on good sanctioned by the e. u in includes coal and other metals. the kremlin has vowed to respond of passage isn't restored, samuel romani is an associate fellow at the royal united services institute, explains how the sanctions will, will affect clinic grad so hell. leningrad is an important transit route to obviously the european union because of a strategic location here. the baltic sea lithuania, poland has also an important area for a lot of the transit of key russian military assets as well. including iskander is a nuclear heap or missiles. we use restrictions have been factored in for some time . poland actually was the originator of this idea in the came point plan that poland had in the war and ukraine. one of the plans was to ban cargo and ro transit between russia and european countries. and the u sanctions on the on coal and other goo

also at sea in 1714, the gangus naval battle took place on the baltic sea. the sea poltava, as peter called it , the power of sweden on the baltic sea. it was significantly shaken. russian troops began hostilities in finland, the capital of the principality of finland was taken, the city of abu turku, one can say that almost the war was at the gates of the soviet territory itself. and gradually, slowly but surely, around 1717, russia still comes to the point when victory tans but lost a lot during this time and human strength and money spent a huge amount of not a single normal state to fight. where you can conclude peacefully on your own terms will not. naturally. ideas about peace negotiations begin to arise, but none of the countries was interested in a world victorious for russia, only an empty treasury forced charles 12 to start negotiations. since even france refused him subsidies, offering itself as an intermediary between the warring parties. and peter sets off on his second big trip abroad, staying in france in the spring of 1717. it turned out to b

sweden has ports on the baltic sea and naval forces that fail on the baltic sea.they have something referred to as the unsinkable aircraft carrier. they will bring an enormous amount of surface capability to us in the baltic sea. they also have underwater capabilities that will help us as well. >> excuse me. the funding we approved and that i voted for, the supplemental funding for ukraine, do think it was wise to send that to ukraine? >> i think we will put that to good use. we will put out to good use. >> can you speak about how the food assistance and broader scope of the bill focusing on the threat to food sources in north africa and what would happen if we don't pay attention to that in terms of stability and area isis, boko haram will look to see destabilized? >> absolutely. those groups feed on the and food insecurity, corruption and poverty. just like groups elsewhere in the world. they've been doing fairly well, they have made gains in the southwest that we need to keep an eye on and that our allies in europe nead to h -- need to help with. a food shortag

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under three crowns, he held in his paws and cool four cards, the sea, the white caspian of azov and the baltic, as a sign that from now on the russian tsar is the lord of the four seas. new victory of the russian fleet over the swedes of the island gringam and the signing of the nishtadt peace, which ended the northern war, secured the conquered baltic territories for russia, the long-awaited access to the baltic sea, and after 2 months, peter accepted the title of emperor of the all-russian from the senators. russia became a maritime empire. in just a few years, peter managed to create a fleet and raise a generation of the first russian admirals . once he dreamed that his sons, tsarevich alexei and peter, would share his passion for the sea and continue their father's business. yes, it just didn't work out. all russian the squadron lined up for the parade, which will be hosted by the sovereign himself, but instead of a battleship, a small old boat, once found in the izmailovsky barn, went on the raid, there were admirals of the russian fleet on board, including rear admiral pyotr mikhailov hi

still far eastern ports, er, a little in the arctic, but the main oil flows come from the black sea balticin principle, there could be a ba- and it should be, when an understanding of this comes over time in europe, a blockade on the entry of oil bulk tankers into the baltic sea is introduced and the black sea to be loaded with oil in russian ports, that is, empty tanks must enter and pass through the dardanelles there or through the kagerak . and actually, if there are no tankers, no one will be able to send oil there, neither from novorossiysk, nor from primorsk, nor from the service, nor from stopse. that's why it seems to me that this is the most effective option. well, if it is connected with the fact that not only the european union should be active in this regard, but also nato, interesting proposals, interesting solutions, but we we are talking now directly about the problems of europe , about the strategy of the russian federation, and directly about what is happening in our country, the risks of winter, gas, the prospects of strategies, what is the most important here. well, if w

as has already already been mentioned, we exercise regularly together in the baltics sea region and the u.s. military originally maintains presence in the vicinity of both countries. so we feel that we are also being vigilant during this interim period. >> let me just make one comment. we are today concerned about the expansion as relates to finland and sweden. but we also need to be concerned that other forces in the black sea, russia clearly is interested in dominating the black sea. and with ukraine being compromised by the russian presidents it even makes it more urgent for us to shore up nato's capacity within the black sea. i just mentioned that because i think we need to look at that as the next chapter of our challenges in regards to national security threats. thank you, mister chairman. >> thank you. senator joe -- . >> thank you, mister chairman. thank you for both of you here, thank you for your service. that just for the record, president biden has been calling on all refineries in the united states to increase their capacity. in fact, the other day, he said he's looking at

approaches to these ports, we will ensure the entry of foreign ships and their movement along the baltic sea​​azov in any direction along the black sea of ​​azov. by the way, there is a lot of very sushi stuck in e. today ukrainian foreign dozens of ships. they are just kept there. are kept locked up. and by the way, the crew is still being held hostage. it was a fragment of an interview with the president of russia to pavel zarubin, the host of the moscow kremlin program, putin, see the full version on sunday. the national defense control center brought new facts about how ukrainian militants use civilian infrastructure for their criminal purposes, according to colonel general mikhail mizintsev. in the city, the gold unit of the apu turned into gun emplacements tenants' apartment buildings hold forces and cross attempts evacuate, but the still occupied territory of the dpr in kramatorsk was seized by neo-nazis. the machine-building lyceum in its building is equipped with a strong point, and artillery is deployed nearby . all this testifies to the neglect of the kiev regime to the norms of i

to the north across the baltic sea, you've got sweden and finland who are soon very likely to be natobers. this lithuania member of the parliament served as a defense minister and said nato's presence is influencing russia's actions. >> i am sure they are scared because as swedish and finnish members in nato because then, the importance of the kaliningrad region will be much less in military terms than it was before and they are afraid of that because the baltic sea will be more or less surrounded by peaceful countries. for them, it would be difficult. ros: the european union has adopted six packages of sanctions against russia in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. on saturday, lithuania began enforcing those sanctions on kaliningrad. it includes coal, metal, construction materials and advanced technology. the governor of kaliningrad says this could cover up to 50% of the item his region imports by rail. from the lithuanians perspective, here the prime minister -- >> no blockade of kaliningrad is taking place. it is simply that since last weekend, sanctions have come into force

countries some members of nato, but they will become members of nato and the baltic region, the baltic seaill become completely nato and, as they say, of the european union, this is very important because the opportunities for creating threats, why did we block nord stream-2, because it is additional opportunities for russia to use the infrastructure of the northern stream-2 of military operations under the cover of e-e that we want to protect ourselves from possible sabotage attacks because a-a of the important ones ukraine will become a dependent 30 years after the collapse of the soviet union, then one of whom russia could theoretically attack finland, sweden , that is, and even make provocations with a certain hybrid application there, as there were green men, that's why i, as they say, understanding putin's statements about peter the great and so on , nato countries should strengthen on the eastern flank and the most important thing is to help ukraine win this war. this is the only way to protect nato on the eastern flank only through the victory of ukraine. member of parliament of th

there is a growing diplomatic crisis in kaliningrad, the russian excluding the baltic sea. moscow is warning lithuania of serious consequences over its restriction of real traffic there. you're are watching "live from paris." ♪ thanks for joining us. there has been more bombshell testimony in the january 6 hearings at the u.s. congress. the house committee's for the hearing focused on donald trump's attempts to pressure state officials overturn the result of the 2020 election. that included a recording of trump asking an official in georgia to, quote, "find some 11,000 votes for him that did not exist." the hearing also revealed a plan to send fake electors from states that trump loyalist in an effort to keep him in power. over washington correspondent kethevane gorjestani is following the hearings for us and joins us now. this is sounding more and more like an attempted coup. what can you tell us about today's hearing? kethevane: that was exactly the goal of the january 6 committee, to show how far the former president donald trump went in order to try to overturn the resu

it's already a process turning the baltic sea into an absolutely militarized threat. will be called a security threat to the whole world at the end of june in madrid, which will be called a security threat to the whole world, the head of the alliance told the german press about this. we will declare that russia is no longer a partner, but a threat to our security, as well as to peace and stability , the participants of the summit intend to approve a new nato strategic concept and the alliance does not hide that it will focus on the baltic the sea, which american generals are already calling nato's inner lake in the bloc hope for the early accession of sweden and finland to the bloc in order to create problems for russia in the future for the russians this will be a big problem. they have the baltic fleet, but after the accession of sweden and finland, the baltic will become a nato lake . last friday, it became known about peace and the bloc to increase the military contingent in the baltics 10 times from 500 to 5,000 people, in addition, from april, the lithuanian for

and so our presence in the baltic sea regions lamp sweden and finland have decided to join need though. so these are the chief man of the obama, by putting money through has no to aggression against, to ukraine's the by, i need both talent creek, him or so put in to proven isn't lost, or did not manage the pride of your brain. so he can seniors as her the is a brutal with tags and tries said to their chief at least some things. but the message is that he will feel globally can so storm give you the buffer showing what done a list if you don't normally says her church has been barred months, you have addon, i did topped the top freedom from also she'd love to have know this strategy life in ukraine, and we will not agree to the piece terms dictated by a rush idea for us. it is very important then there's also the lyric on guy comes in. is that the result of the military situation in flying to be russia? titusville, on the way draws all, it's a troops from here. rain and ukraine will continue defending eggs independence. the rat agreements are to this effect. this misty foster loom from

after the expansion of the security alliance, almost the entire coast of the baltic sea will be surroundedember countries, this area is strategically important as one of the world's largest sea routes, millem noted, so such changes will strengthen the alliance's position and help reduce possible risks from russia, we are working with the swedish and finnish armed forces throughout years, these armies have enormous potential and prospects in nato. joining the alliance will mean a test of commitment to a common cause and an international order based on rules. this is, in particular, a defense of the idea that large countries cannot invade small countries without reason. this is a historical event. japan will take part in the the nato summit, which will be held in spanish madrid at the end of june. this is reported by the japanese mass media, according to their data , prime minister kasida will go to spain. as the government of the country of the rising sun is trying to salt its defense capability against the background of russian aggression in ukraine and the security challenges that have ar

the ocean, and after the expansion of the security alliance, practically the entire coast of the baltic sea will be surrounded by nato member countries this territory is strategically important as one of the largest sea routes in the world, said mili, so such changes will strengthen the position of the alliance and help reduce possible risks from russia, we are working with the swedish and the finnish armed forces over the years, these armies have enormous potential and prospects in nato. joining the alliance will mean a test of commitment to a common cause and international order based on rules . the work on this package of sanctions against russia was announced by the deputy minister of foreign affairs of poland, pawlo yablonske, according to him, among the new restrictions on the kremlin may be the disconnection of all russian banks from the swift system, as well as restrictions on the gas that moscow can still sell, let's remind you that on june 3, the eu council approved the sixth package of sanctions against russia, among other things, the document provides for a partial oil embargo,

also at sea in 1714, the gangus naval battle took place on the baltic sea. baltic sea. it was significantly shaken. russian troops began hostilities in finland, the capital of the principality of finland, the city of abu turku, was taken. practically, the war was at the gates of the swedish kingdom itself. slowly but surely, around 1717 , russia nevertheless comes to the point when victory does not sunbathe, but a lot of human strength and manpower have been lost during this time, and a huge amount of money has been spent not a single normal state to fight, where possible make peace, but on their own terms will not. naturally, the idea of ​​​​peace negotiations begins to arise, but none of the countries was interested in a world victorious for russia, only an empty treasury forced charles 12 to start negotiations. since even france refused him subsidies, offering itself as an intermediary between the warring parties, and peter goes to his second. traveling abroad, staying in france in the spring of 1717 turned out to be extremely fruitful; this applied to al

the entire baltic sea will actually be under the control of the north atlantic alliance.ion plan regarding membership. and that the door thereby emphasized the alliance for other countries . will continue to be open, it is important for ukraine, it is also important that nato is very attractive, the alliance remains such a magnet that attracts others. this is important because even recently, when donald trump was the president of the united states, he talked about the fact that it is too outdated, it is ineffective, it is not needed emanuel macron, the president of france spoke about the fact that there is some kind of brain disease in nato in general , some kind of crisis, that’s all already in the past, it’s too wet that it is already alive and attractive and this is a club that is expanding and magnetizing others one more moment of course this is russia’s war against ukraine russian aggression and aid to ukraine were questions, in particular , to joeyden today. and how long will ukraine be supported, how long will the west support ukraine as long as necessary - said th

well, it's a, it's an enclave in the baltic sea. it includes a very strategic port, both disk, which is the headquarters of the baltic sea fleet, and also is the western most point in russia. and now of course, specifically, you know, with the war in ukraine, russia has been painting this conflict in a way as a conflict, a wider conflict between russia and the west. so the fact that the enclave is kind of sandwiched, as we saw on that map between nato states, makes it almost the, you know, the battle ground for, for that conflict as well. for the west, between the western russia at least, that's how russian state tv is portraying t w. rush analyst, emily, sherwin, thank you so much for this insight. and here's a quick round of other stories related to the war we're following for you. at the sour russian president vladimir putin has dialed up the rhetoric on his war in ukraine. another notch without mentioning ukraine, directly boot and said in a speech on tuesday that russia is newly tested nuclear capable ballistic missile system k

to china, our field to capacity and to in sort maybe a couple of tankers which will go from the baltic sea to change all the way around the globe. i think it, there's not enough to replace the european markets and india. there is a very acute competition between the occasional arrest and oil deliverance by dancers. and there are additional deliver it from the person gals, countries such as iraq or saudi arabia, i o critique and from ruth energy. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world. on protests was killed during a rally in the sudanese capital har. tomb activists were demanding justice for the victims of a government crackdown during demonstrations that ousted president omar bashir. 3 years ago, a un human rights official visiting the country urged authorities not to use excessive force against protesters. motorists and pakistan have rushed to fill up their vehicle that petrol stations before. the 2nd increase in fuel prices in a week. the government is trying to secure a bailout from

parties, one way or another, all oil is shipped mainly from the russian parties of the black and baltic seasr asia there are also far eastern ports, there are a few ports, but the main oil flows come from the baltic black sea, so, in principle, maybe there could be and it should be when, over time, this will be understood in europe, a blockade will be introduced on the entry of oil tankers into the baltic and black seas to load oil, that is, russian ports are simply empty and should not enter to pass through the dardanelles there or through the kagerak. and actually speaking, if there are no tankers then no one will be able to send oil anywhere from novorossiysk, from primorsk, from iron, from stopse, from there, so it seems to me that this is the most effective option. not only the european union should become more active in this regard, but also nato, interesting proposals, interesting solutions, but we are now talking directly about the problems of europe, about the strategy of the russian federation, and directly about what is happening in our country, the risks of winter, gas, the prosp

well, it's a, it's an enclave in the baltic sea. it includes a very strategic port ball disk, which is the headquarters of the baltic sea fleet, and also is the western most point in russia. and now of course, specifically, you know, with the war in ukraine, russia has been painting this conflict in a way as a conflict, a wider conflict between russia and the west. so the fact that the enclave is kind of sandwiched, as we saw on that map between nato states, makes it almost the, you know, the battle ground for that conflict as well. for the west, between the western russia at least that's how russian state t v is portraying t w's, russia analyst, emily, sherwin, thank you so much for those insight. and as we just heard from emily, one key front in the conflict around ukraine is the struggle for energy. russia has cut gas applies to europe, including its supply to germany, through the north stream, one pipeline. moscow says it's due to technical reasons, but many analysts believe in retaliation for western sanctions. germany is now l

and in particular, whether the baltic sea port of clyde pare down can really be considered a part of lithuania, of course, from the west and point of view. these are the most abstruse threats. what is more likely is that that russia could completely block azrael traffic to with the union . and that could also hit the you members, it little in, in economically madison ridiculous to ask for months ago, uri, but when russia talks about defending national interests. what does that mean in this context? could russia attack lithuanian militarily? well, russia is unpredictable, like we saw it in ukraine are ultimately we can't rule out a military intervention on the baltic states completely, but the kremlin knows very well well as if it would pay an extremely high price for it. this when it is a member of the you and even more important part of net or nato. a russian attack on this or any would mean for moscow and all out of war with the entire western military alliance. so mosque or north north that. and when russian politicians bluster aah with russian state beck propaganda together about

those from russia carrying materials such as metal and coal bound from moscow's baltic, sea exclaimed calling in grad have not been allowed to pass for a week. that's true to you. sanctions imposed on russia. moscow has slammed what it calls the blockade as hostile and illegal. the lithuanian prime minister rejects this to bring it or your way not interested in an escalation, but sanctions must be implemented. your honest, it's ironic to hear that russia was accusing us of international treaty violations . because i don't know if there are any international treaties that russia itself hasn't violated. the sir. colon and grad doesn't share a border with mainland russia. he, it's cut off by e. u. member states, poland and lithuania, but it's extremely important to moscow rushes kalsich. sleet is headquartered there . armed with escandone missiles, rockets that can be fitted with nuclear warheads. people in the russian exclaimed, are nervous. most of it's in. if we sit by the crisis will go up all there will be no good that way. used to at all do with it because of it's not that. so i th

and into the baltic sea and further to any point on the planets, but for this you need to remove sanctions from belarus, remove sanctions there and demining, trusting putin, well, this is disrespecting yourself , because he had already said that he would not attack ukraine at all. this was literally three days before the attack. but now i want you to pay attention to all these conversations that ukraine does not have 20 million tons of grain that there are only five and so on, where does it even come from? the fact is that since the beginning of the war, ukrainian grain has been stolen from the occupied territories by russia, it exports it and sells it to third countries , moreover. in order to simply destroy ukrainian grain reserves before the war ukraine exported more grain through sea ports than russia, but at first it and ukrainian sea ports were blocked, the main importers turkey, egypt, saudi arabia and others continue to receive supplies from russia, but now the share of grain transportation by russians by sea has increased dramatically and so so-called gray cargo ships th

also banned the transit of russian trucks in fact, in russia, there is only the delivery of the baltic sea and will there be enough of this capacity? four experts say that now russia is trying to replace logistics as a component of its own, which will definitely cost a penny, but the decision to stop transit is obviously not aimed at a technical but political effect - this means spitting in the face of the russian federation more than there the president spat like at the forum in st. petersburg plus press you we are not afraid of you more lithuania little lithuania will read yes there how many 3 million people the government we will not be afraid of you all of you bolshe nikto in recent years, lithuania has consistently refused russian energy resources. in fact, the only thing that moscow can still blackmail freedoms economically is the supply of electricity. interview-fact of the week, says the head of the committee on international affairs of the seimas of lithuania, hegimanta z pavilionis . we have all sorts of resources in this, which has been annoying russia for a long time. at the be

well, another option is that the blockade from the baltic sea, but not i know if the russians will have this blockade , stalin’s technique, trotsky’s dash, when on the armored dash, putin’s dash, when the trains are drawn up, as the people’s commissar, forward to the barricades , you know on television with your theory how they can use the army of belarusians in this war. well, given its small number, it is ideal only for provocation, yes you wrote a scenario of how it can act on the territory of ukraine as a provocateur of clashes in order to drag down our armed forces, but it can also be used against lithuania and against countries, for example, well, if you analyze all of putin's actions throughout the years, yes, he is very concerned about the fact that his army never attacks anyone, only defends and always attacks nato. yes, his main enemy in the world is nato, and that's it. well, it seems to me a realistic scenario when the belarusian army will act as such a provocateur, a non-collision , for example, with the lithuanian army will cause some action on the part of the alliance, be

it a strategic piece of land for russia, like an unsinkable air craft got rough carrier in the baltic sea. and the whole region is highly militarized. italian grad, some of russia's short range, ballistic escandone missiles are stationed, as they can be equipped with her nuclear, where warheads are russian. people learned from the state television repeatedly that these rockets could easily destroy european capital, some just a minutes. at the same time. moscow officially remains tight lipped about to the question. if there are indeed atomic weapons in telling and brought but right on the other side of the border, the little alien government is sure about the matter. a few weeks ago the scene is gesenta minister claimed atomic bumps have always been stationed in calling and rat . so given its importance at what counter measures might russia type well, russia has been threatening our for months, and now it's doing so more and more blade blatantly. just a few days ago, russia's parliament submitted a proposal reachable to revoke lithuanian independence, which russia had recognized after the

and into the baltic sea and further to any point on the planet, but for this you need to remove from belarus, remove sanctions and clear mines in order to to believe putin is to disrespect yourself because he has already said that he will not attack ukraine at all. it was literally three days before the attack, but now i want you to pay attention to all these conversations that ukraine does not have 20 million tons there are only five grains and that's it further, where does it come from? the fact is that since the beginning of the war, ukrainian grain has been stolen from the occupied territories by russia, it exports it and sells it to third countries. moreover, russia is targeting the elevators, it is hitting the warehouses in ukraine in order to simply destroy ukrainian stocks, increasing before the war, ukraine exported more grain through sea ports than russia, but at first it and ukrainian sea ports were blocked, the main importers turkey, egypt, saudi arabia and others continue to receive supplies from russia, but now sharply the share of grain transportation by the russi

thanks to peter alexei, we have the far east and we have access to the baltic sea 350 years have passed since the birth of peter, but we owe much to him for what russia is today. we wake up in the morning, what date peter the great gave us today, we get up for breakfast, what we have breakfast with what peter the great told us to eat, they bring us a newspaper, this newspaper was founded by peter the great academician, then a hero. either a navigator, or a carpenter, he was a comprehensive soul on the throne, he was an eternal worker. st. petersburg, today it is the most visual the legacy of peter i, this city can be safely called a portrait of its founder as stubborn, contradictory and acting against the odds . after all, st. petersburg was also built in spite of the swamps together, where it would seem impossible to live in a few years, a modern european city appeared. it was founded in 1703. and these lands officially entered the territory of russia only in 1721, peter built a city in another country. well, he was very sure of the amount he knew that this earth would still belong to

england sent her fleet to the baltic sea to join the hostile swedish fleet.ection of the detective will attack him. execute order. how many swedish ships are on the horizon? 16 how many russian ships are on the horizon? 8 that they intend to fight among themselves the swedish squadron and the russian squadron, as if the russians will play to attack the shredder. in any case, they will not be drawn into this marriage. damn take me completely with your guts gentlemen if i'm wrong. what else do you see russians there is the advantage that they stand on the branch of the enemy. i'm even at anchor, hardly have time to turn around? uh-huh for the sake of the fatherland disappear belly eat belly. the flagship has raised the russian flag sir, we have done our job . war come on, run. the whole happy day of the end of the war bestowed upon me the rank. my children were with you. for the term was not for ourselves in the name and your labors our labors were not in vain. and our subjugation is due to the glory and wealth of the fatherland it becomes the norm that this is

significant for all of nato, and all the nato members who have baltic sea interests there or bordera, so it's militarily significant, politically it's absolutely a signal to vladimir putin that this latest wave of aggression, this latest war that he's waged against ukraine and, indeed, the international community because it includes the global food scarcity that has been an outcome of their aggression because of the blockade of ukraine, all of this has resulted in russia actually being weaker in terms of facing nato militarily and politically. it's a political loss for vladimir putin. rightfully earned because of his aggression. >> and what about ukraine joining nato? i mean, here again today, president zelenskyy implored the members of nato and used the argument, has ukraine not paid enough, what's the answer to that? >> the answer, alisyn, is of course ukraine has paid more than enough. they do have a process for gaining membership. i think at this stage of the game for nato, for whatever reason it was too much, and again, they do have certain things that you have to do in order t