Russia threatens retaliation as Lithuania bans goods transit to Kaliningrad

EU concerned over Moscow's comments as people panic-buy in Baltic Sea exclave

Russia has provoked concern in Brussels after threatening to retaliate over Lithuania's ban on the transit of some goods across its territory to Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad.

The move by the government in Vilnius was described as unprecedented" in Moscow, where the Russian foreign office said they reserved the right to respond to protect their national interest.