NNA - Germany on Wednesday warned Russia not to seek reprisals over Lithuania's rail transit ban on EU-sanctioned goods to Moscow's exclave of Kaliningrad.

Germany "firmly rejects" Russia's threat of "serious" consequences for the transit stop, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said at a regular press conference. "We call on Russia not to take any measures that violate international law," he added. --AFP

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