Patrushev said that Russia would react to the "hostile" actions of the Lithuanian authorities.

“Measures are being worked out in an interdepartmental format and will be adopted soon.

Their consequences will have a serious negative impact on the population of Lithuania, ”Interfax quoted him as saying.

According to Patrushev, the "blockade" on the part of Lithuania comes "from the supply of Western countries."

This example, he said, "shows that one cannot trust not only oral statements of the West, but also written ones."

Lithuania has announced that it has stopped the rail transit of part of the cargo from the main territory of Russia to Kaliningrad on June 18 in accordance with EU sanctions.

Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister

previously noted that Lithuania expects explanations from the European Commission regarding the use of the European sanctions regime.

On June 20, the Russian Foreign Ministry demanded that Lithuania "immediately lift" the ban on rail transit of goods.

To do this, the head of the Lithuanian diplomatic mission

was summoned to the department .

"If the freight transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of Russia via Lithuania is not resumed in full in the near future, Russia reserves the right to take action to protect its national interests," the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry later sent a note to Chargé d'Affaires of Russia

stating that passengers and goods not covered by the EU sanctions regime continue to be transported across Lithuania to and from the Kaliningrad region.

“Lithuania has not imposed any unilateral, individual or additional restrictions on this transit.

Lithuania is consistently implementing EU sanctions, which have different transitional periods and terms of entry into force, ”the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.