This is further proof that Russia’s aggressive and revisionist policy is a threat to the security of neighbouring countries and Europe as a whole, it said.
„Lithuania today is summoning a representative of the Russian Federation for a full explanation. We are also coordinating our response with partners,“ the statement reads.
Lithuania recalls and urges Russian Federation to respect and abide by the universally recognised principles and norms of international law, in particular UN Convention on the Law on Sea, to which Russia is a party as well as international and bilateral agreements on the inviolability of frontiers, namely the 1991 Treaty on the Foundations of Inter-State Relations, the 1997 Treaty on the State Border between Lithuania and Russia, the 1997 Treaty on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf in the Baltic Sea, the 2005 Agreement on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf Boundaries in the Baltic Sea, and other agreements.
„Another Russian hybrid operation is underway, this time attempting to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt about their intentions in the Baltic Sea. This is an obvious escalation against NATO and the EU, and must be met with an appropriately firm response,“ Foreign Minister by Gabrielius Landsbergis said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.