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- The territory was formerly the northern part of the Prussian province of East Prussia; the remaining southern part of the province is today part of the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. With the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, the territory was annexed to the Russian SFSR by the Soviet Union.
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Jun 21, 2022 · Tensions are mounting around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, an isolated but strategically significant territory on the Baltic coast that could soon be dragged into the Kremlin’s war. CNN ...
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The Kaliningrad question is a political question concerning the status of Kaliningrad Oblast as an exclave of Russia, and its isolation from the rest of the Baltic region following the 2004 enlargement of the European Union.
Aug 22, 2023 · 22 August 2023. The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea is sandwiched between Poland to the south and Lithuania to the north and east. It saw bitter fighting and suffered extensive...
May 10, 2023 · Getty Images. Kaliningrad is home to one of Russia's only ice-free European ports - the other is on its Arctic coast. The Kremlin has reacted furiously after a Polish government body advised...
Jun 23, 2022 · Russia’s territory in Europe is the latest source of Ukraine war tensions. A dispute over sanctions in Kaliningrad is a reminder of the security risks across Europe. by Jen Kirby. Jun 23, 2022 ...
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On 12 January 1996, Kaliningrad Oblast and Sverdlovsk Oblast became the first oblasts of Russia to sign a power-sharing treaty with the federal government, granting them autonomy. However, this agreement was abolished on 31 May 2002.
Jul 23, 2022 · Kaliningrad is geographically cut off from the rest of Russia, with Lithuania to the north and west and Poland to the south. NPR's Charles Maynes recently traveled there and has this report.
