The hopeless leap of Lithuanian foreign policy creators with naked behind into the nettles

 "The ban on the transit of Belarusian fertilizers through the territory of Lithuania is an illogical and unnecessary solution, the sole purpose of which is to harm Lithuania's national interests, the country's economy and people. Through the port of Klaipėda, the US itself, which imposed sanctions, has extended the transition period and continues to buy Belarusian products, while our neighboring countries are ready to take over the transportation of fertilizers from Lithuania. 

 

About one third of cargo crossing the territory of Lithuania is transported by rail. As freight volumes fall, so will the need to maintain rail infrastructure and provide additional subsidies, which will not only deprive the state budget of transit revenue, but will further increase its subsidies for rail infrastructure, as is already the case for loss-making passenger transport by train. And a Lithuanian company may have to pay fines of hundreds of millions of euros for a prematurely terminated contract for the transportation of fertilizers.

 

Lithuania's loss may be even greater due to the threat of losing Ukrainian rail freight passing through Belarus, which could be blocked and diverted. And the loss of Belarusian rail freight transit to the Kaliningrad region.

 

Klaipėdos Port will also inevitably suffer. Once a leader in the Baltic region, it no longer receives cargo passing through other ports, flows are being taken over by other countries - fuel oil - Estonians, Latvians are ready to take over fertilizers, the port will start to balance on the verge of extinction.

 

Of course, bans on the transit of fertilizers will also affect the prices of agricultural products. Rising energy prices and the price of fertilizers have risen to unprecedented heights, preventing their transport by rail, which will inevitably increase the price of agricultural products on our table.

 

By the way, it would be worth mentioning the example of Ukraine here. The country, even in the face of a military conflict on its territory, is desperately seeking to maintain Russian gas transit through its territory, which could be severely curtailed by the launch of the Nordstream 2 gas pipeline. As a result, the Ukrainian government is even looking for high-profile European politicians' help because it understands that the well-being of the country and its people depends on economic indicators. Meanwhile, the minds of Lithuanian government politicians operate only according to principles that are understandable to them.

 

The démarches of the Lithuanian government against China are even harsher and more loss-making. Although Lithuania's direct trade turnover with this country is not very high, due to the restrictions imposed by China on Lithuania and its producers, our country could lose about 3-5 billion euros a year. Foreign investors working in Chinese markets may withdraw from here. Who will compensate these losses for our country? Will representatives of the parties currently in power do so out of their own pocket? Not to mention how the withdrawal of investors from Lithuania will damage both the country's image and the general investment climate in Lithuania. After all, finding and attracting new investors costs a lot of money, time and professional work.

 

Such “childish” sanctions and “principled” positions in foreign policy, which the current Lithuanian government is trying to demonstrate, do not change dictators and regimes, such sanctions will primarily affect the Lithuanian people. How does Lithuania benefit from its "pose" in the international arena? In the long run, every Lithuanian person who suffers budget losses through health, education, social, public security and other spheres will pay for such diplomatic games."

The United States, European Union countries, with the exception of Lithuania, and even Taiwan trade with China. We must oppose China so that China does not take over the global leadership in technology that is important in defense - semiconductors, DI, quantum computers, and so on. Conservatives do nothing in modern technology, only blow up the entire Lithuanian industry, oriented towards export and transit through Lithuania. Conservatives assure us that Americans will notice our stupidity, rejoice, and pour on us money. You see, look, we have new jokers who are cutting their noses off. Let’s give them crumbs from our table.

It is enough to look for crumbs from the Russian or American table. Do not disturb Lithuanian business.