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Lithuania’s objection to a Polish-Russian initiative to extend the border area to the entire Kaliningrad district does not mean that no positive solution to the issue can be found. The European Commission could recognize the situation of the Russian enclave to be exceptional and support a revision of the small border traffic regulation currently in effect. A tripartite compromise reached by Poland, Lithuania and Russia would increase both the likelihood of a positive opinion from the Commission and the chances of winning over for the Polish-Russian initiative those EU states that remain skeptical.