The Russian Federation intends to change sea borders with the Baltic countries: in the West reacted

According to journalists, in the Russian Defense Ministry prepared a document, which refers to declaring part of the water area inland waters. In Finland, Moscow did not inform Helsinki about their plans. Russia intends to "push" borders with Lithuania and Finland in the Baltic Sea. Moreover, Moscow wants to do so unilaterally. About it reports the edition of The Moscow Times. Journalists were able to analyze the project of a government resolution prepared by the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

The document is published on the portal of legal acts. "Russia intends to declare its inland waters part of the water area in the east of the Gulf of Finnish, as well as near the cities of Baltic and Zelenogradsk in the Kaliningrad region. The geographical coordinates of the points that determine the position of the source lines, from which they measure the width of the territorial sea, will be changed. Also adjacent zone off the coast and islands, " - the message reads. The border with Finland.

There, the Russian government intends to try to adjust the coordinates near the islands of Yaii, Sommers, Dutch, Rodsher, Little Tutus, Vinund, as well as near the Cape of the Narva River. The border with Lithuania. Under the Russian view came the area of ​​Kursk Spit, Cape Taran areas, as well as the Baltic Spit.

The authors of the project say that such a decision should be made because borders allegedly "do not fully correspond to the modern geographical environment" Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielus Landsbergis on his page on the social network X (former Twitter). conscious and escalation provocation aimed at intimidating neighboring countries. "Another Russian hybrid surgery is trying to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt about its intentions in the Baltic Sea.

This is an obvious escalation against NATO and the EU, and it needs to be accepted by Gabrielus Landsbergis. Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said the agency is now trying to clarify the details regarding the document that journalists wrote. "The UN Convention on Sea Law contains provisions on the definition of maritime zones of coastal states, including their revision. We assume that Russia, as a participant of the Convention, will act accordingly.

It should be remembered that misunderstandings are also hybrid influence. Finland will not be introduced Oman, "said Elina Valtonen President of Finland Alexander Stubb, meanwhile, wrote that Moscow did not inform Helsinki about her plans. The Latvian Foreign Ministry also carefully monitors the situation. The head of the department Baiba broke out that Riga was in contact with colleagues from Finland and Lithuania to clarify the situation together.

Russia is not going to view the state border on the Baltic Sea, as stated by an anonymous military-diplomatic source in the comment "RIA Novosti". "There were no intentions to view the width of territorial waters, the continental shelf near the mainland coast and the state border of the Russian Federation," the message said in the message.