China assessed Putin's reaction to threats to Kaliningrad from Lithuania

Political analysts from China called Russian President Vladimir Putin's reaction to Lithuania's threats to Kaliningrad unexpected. This was reported by NetEase on June 3.

"Putin personally issued an extremely harsh warning to Lithuania," ABN 24 reports.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kastutis Budris said on May 11 that it was necessary to return to the policy of pressure on Moscow. After that, he called on NATO to demonstrate its readiness for military pressure on the Kaliningrad region.

Chinese journalists stressed that the Kremlin's reaction was not long in coming, and called it quite unexpected. They note that following the results of the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union, which was held in Kazakhstan, Vladimir Putin expressed his opinion about threats towards Kaliningrad. The publication added that his rhetoric turned out to be frightening for Lithuania. He said that Russia has all the necessary means to "level the ground" all those who send weapons against the region, the newspaper reports.

NetEase journalists added that the style of utterance was atypical for Vladimir Putin. It is clarified that the president usually speaks more softly in public. China concluded that such rhetoric could be caused by the fact that the representative of Lithuania crossed the line in his threats to Kaliningrad.

"He's gone too far this time. Even in Lithuania itself, they believe that the minister should not have provoked Russia. For example, Lithuanian President Nauseda said that it was not the most successful statement," the publication said.

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On May 20, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, suggested that Lithuania "close" the country's Foreign Ministry after statements by the head of the department, Kastutis Budris, about NATO's capabilities to strike the Kaliningrad region. In addition, Zakharova called such statements "suicidal paranoia" and called for attention to the geographical proximity of Lithuania and the Kaliningrad region.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on May 20 that Budris' statements bordered on madness. According to him, such calls should not be taken seriously. Alexey Chepa, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, added that in the event of an attack by Vilnius on the Kaliningrad region, Lithuania would be gone in 15 minutes.