# Lithuania seeking to take Russians hostage by tightening Kaliningrad transit

https://mins.news/en/item/27350

- TASS, 2026-08-20 13:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2175671

> Andrey Kropotkin, chairman of the Kaliningrad Region’s Legislative Assembly, says Lithuania’s support for cutting vehicle transit time to the Russian exclave from 24 to 6 hours is an attempt to make local residents “hostages of other people’s political decisions.” He says the move reflects a political agenda to increase pressure on Russia rather than security concerns.