What is known about the negotiations between Lithuania and the Russian Federation?

Journalists point out that the current 10-year agreement on gas transit to Kaliningrad, which is only possible through the territory of Lithuania, is coming to an end next month.

Gas transiting through Lithuania from Belarus is supplied to Kaliningrad, and Lithuania receives an average of about 12 million euros in revenue annually for these services.

According to the latest data, negotiations between the Lithuanian gas transmission system operator Amber Grid and the Russian energy giant Gazprom are currently discussing a shorter term of the agreement and a higher price for services.

The European Union authorities are already aware of the progress of these discussions and their preliminary results.

According to Lithuanian leader Gitanas Nauseda, he supports the continuation of the gas transit agreement in order to "not provoke Russia."