After clarifications from the European Commission, Lithuania lifted the ban on railway transportation of sanctioned goods between the Kaliningrad Region and other Russian territories. This was reported by LRT with reference to the representative of “Lithuanian Railways” Mantas Dubauskas,
KYIV. UkraineGate. 23 July. 2022 | World News
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“Customers have been informed that they can already be transported. (…) If customers manage to deliver today, it is possible that some products will be transported already today,” Dubauskas said on the air of the Lithuanian TV channel LRT on Friday, July 22.
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Last week, the European Commission explained that the ban on cargo transit to the Kaliningrad region applies only to road transport. Sanctioned materials – concrete, wood and alcohol – can be transported by rail “subject to the necessary controls”. Transportation of military goods and dual purpose products is prohibited by all modes of transport.
Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian exclave bordering Lithuania and Poland. Lithuania banned the transit of Russian construction materials and metal after EU sanctions came into effect on June 17, banning their overland supply. Russia has threatened Lithuania with “tough retaliatory measures” if it does not lift restrictions. According to various sources, the ban affected from 15% to half of transit cargo.
According to the fourth package of sanctions of the European Union, it is forbidden to import Russian ferrous metals and steel into its territory from June 17, from July 10 wood, cement and alcohol were banned, and from August 10 coal and other types of solid minerals are prohibited from being imported. oil
Russia invaded the territory of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. In response to Russian aggression, the European Union has already adopted seven packages of sanctions against Russia.
Source: Ukrgate
