Rola obwodu królewieckiego w stosunkach litewsko-rosyjskich po rozpadzie Związku Radzieckiego
- Institution: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
- ORCID: 0000-0002-6963-3143
- Year of publication: 2023
- Source: Show
- Pages: 25-40
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/npw20233902
- PDF: npw/39/npw3902.pdf
The role of Kaliningrad Region in Lithuanian-Russian relations after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
The process of dissolution of the Soviet Union has led not only to the geopolitical changes in Europe and in the world, but also to the fact that the issue of the Kaliningrad Region became the subject of interest from Baltic states. The Russian exclave has been the subject of debate and political controversy both in Russia and in Lithuania. Initially it was a result of the militarization of Kaliningrad Region and speculation regarding the change in its status. Later, the issue of Kaliningrad Region appeared primarily in the context of the enlargement of the European Union to the east. The importance of the Russian enclave for Lithuania should be considered not only in terms of geopolitical location, but mainly in the context of political, economic and military conditions.