Lithuania has pushed for a coordinated response to a Russian legislative project on the possible redefinition of its maritime boundaries in the Baltic Sea.
“We continue to work with our neighbors and partners at both EU and NATO levels to ensure a joint response to the situation,” Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė told BNS news agency in Vilnius on Thursday.
In Russia, a Defense Ministry draft was published in the government’s legislative database earlier on Thursday. It announced an adjustment of maritime boundaries in the Gulf of Finland and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which also borders Lithuania, which alarmed neighboring countries.
The initiative later disappeared from the legislative database without explanation.
Šimonytė said one or two changes could be made based on certain agreements, but the Kremlin’s plans remained unclear.
“I think the Russian authorities consciously want this not to be clarified. They want it to remain vague and cause anxiety and fear,” she said, adding there was no cause for concern.
Lithuania had summoned the Russian envoy following reports about the plans.
