"Koenigsberg/Karaliaucius/Kaliningrad region: Settlement of sovereignty will end Second World War"

Furmonavicius, Darius. (2003) "Koenigsberg/Karaliaucius/Kaliningrad region: Settlement of sovereignty will end Second World War". In European Union Studies Association (EUSA) > Biennial Conference > 2003 (8th), March 27-29, 2003, pages 11, Nashville, TN.

Abstract

The present status of the Konigsberg/Karaliaucius/Kaliningrad region is not defined as an international level. The Potsdam Conference in 1945 assigned this region to the Soviet Union for a temporary period. But, the USSR no longer exists. The question of sovereignty for the Konigsberg region is therefore one that must now be answered. The neighboring states of Lithuania, Poland and Germany, as well as the Scandinavian states, are deeply interested in the demilitarization of the region. The Balts welcomed the US. Congress resolution demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Konigsberg region, which was unanimously passed in 1996. However, almost nothing appears to have happened since, as the Russian army is still there and the pollution of the Baltic Sea still continues on a critical scale. The international community, particularly the European Union, whose economic aid to Russia totaled more than $1 billion, must attach conditions to this aid to require that Russia withdraws its army and allows the people of the region to decide their own future in a referendum. Indeed, the Second World War will at last be over when the Koenigsburg region is liberated from Russian occupation.