KYIV. UkraineGate , 18 , June , 2022 | World News.
Lithuanian railways will stop transiting a number of Russian goods subject to European Union sanctions to Kaliningrad on Saturday. The governor of the Kaliningrad region Anton Alikhanov declared it on Friday, having published the letter from Lithuanians .
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According to the official letter of the Lithuanian freight railway company LTG Cargo, the company has received an explanation from the European Commission, according to which, even if the sanctioned goods and goods go from one part of Russia to another, but through the EU, their transportation should still be prohibited .
Preliminarily, the ban will affect 40-50% of the range of goods previously transported between the exclave and the rest of Russia. Among the most common cargoes are building materials, cement and metals. To compensate for the lack of commercial rail service, Russia may be looking for additional vessels that will ply between Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region and the ports of the Kaliningrad region.
Source: Ukrgate
