Finland joins Baltic neighbors in banning Russian-registered cars from entering their territory
1 year, 3 months ago

Finland joins Baltic neighbors in banning Russian-registered cars from entering their territory

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Finland on Friday joined the three Baltic countries in banning vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory, a joint move in line with a recent interpretation of the European Union’s sanctions against Moscow over its war on Ukraine. The Nordic EU member’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said the ban would stop private cars from entering Finland as of Friday midnight, Finnish broadcaster YLE said. Under the EU’s decision, motor vehicles registered in the Russian Federation are no longer allowed to enter the territory of the 27-member bloc, including Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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Latvia extends an entry ban on Russian tourists until March 2025 citing Moscow's war in Ukraine
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Latvia extends an entry ban on Russian tourists until March 2025 citing Moscow's war in Ukraine

The Independent  

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Norway joins EU nations in banning Russian-registered cars from entering its territory
1 year, 2 months ago

Norway joins EU nations in banning Russian-registered cars from entering its territory

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway announced Friday that it will start barring Russian-registered passenger cars from entering the Scandinavian country starting next week, mirroring sanctions imposed by the European Union against Moscow over its war on Ukraine. The Scandinavian country ”stands together with allies and like-minded people in the reactions against the brutal war of aggression by Russia,” Foreign Minister Anniken …

Finland joins Baltic neighbors in banning Russian-registered cars from entering their territory
1 year, 3 months ago

Finland joins Baltic neighbors in banning Russian-registered cars from entering their territory

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Finland on Friday joined the three Baltic countries in banning vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory, a joint move in line with a recent interpretation of the European Union’s sanctions against Moscow over its war on Ukraine. The Nordic EU member’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said the ban would stop private cars from entering …

Baltic states ban vehicles with Russian license plates in line with EU sanctions interpretation
1 year, 3 months ago

Baltic states ban vehicles with Russian license plates in line with EU sanctions interpretation

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Baltic states ban vehicles with Russian license plates in line with EU sanctions interpretation
1 year, 3 months ago

Baltic states ban vehicles with Russian license plates in line with EU sanctions interpretation

Associated Press  

HELSINKI — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have banned vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory, a joint move in line with a recent interpretation of the European Union’s sanctions against Moscow over its war on Ukraine. Estonia’s interior ministry said the decision by the Baltic nations — which are all NATO members that border Russia — followed “the …

Baltic states ban vehicles with Russian license plates from entering
1 year, 3 months ago

Baltic states ban vehicles with Russian license plates from entering

LA Times  

Trucks wait earlier this summer at the post-customs international checkpoint Chernyshevskoye, on the Russian-Lithuanian border. Estonia’s interior ministry said the decision by the Baltic nations — which are all NATO members that border Russia — followed “the additional interpretation of the sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation published by the European Commission” on Sept. 8. Under the EU’s decision, motor …

Lithuania bans Russians from purchasing real estate citing risks to national security
1 year, 8 months ago

Lithuania bans Russians from purchasing real estate citing risks to national security

Firstpost  

The ban, which will be in place until 2024, would not apply to Russians who are granted residency in the country. Vilnius: Lithuania’s parliament Seimas has approved on Tuesday a law to ban Russian nationals from purchasing real estate in the Baltic country. The decision to ban Russian nationals from purchasing real estate was taken considering risks to national security, …

EU says Russian rail transport to Kaliningrad not banned
2 years, 5 months ago

EU says Russian rail transport to Kaliningrad not banned

Al Jazeera  

EU Commission guidance says Lithuania obliged to allow the transit of sanctioned goods, except weapons, between Russia and Kaliningrad by rail. The European Union executive has said that sanctioned Russian goods could transit through the bloc’s territory by rail, after tensions between Moscow and EU member Lithuania escalated over trade with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. In legal guidance released on Wednesday, …

Kaliningrad proposes ban on movement of goods from Baltic states
2 years, 5 months ago

Kaliningrad proposes ban on movement of goods from Baltic states

Al Jazeera  

Kaliningrad’s governor says the move would act as a response to the ‘blockade’ by Lithuania. The governor of Russia’s Kaliningrad region has proposed a total ban on the movement of goods between Russia and the Baltic states in response to what authorities in the exclave have called a “blockade” by Lithuania. “As a reciprocal measure, we propose to completely prohibit …

Russia condemns Lithuania transit ban to Kaliningrad, vows response
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia condemns Lithuania transit ban to Kaliningrad, vows response

The Hindu  

The Kremlin on Monday called Lithuania's decision to ban the transit of some goods to Russia's Kaliningrad region "unprecedented" and vowed to respond. Lithuanian authorities banned the transit of goods which are sanctioned by the European Union across its territory, which includes the only rail route between mainland Russia and the Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea. Sandwiched between EU …

Russia warns Lithuania over Kaliningrad goods restrictions
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia warns Lithuania over Kaliningrad goods restrictions

Al Jazeera  

Moscow decries ‘openly hostile’ move to restrict the flow of EU-sanctioned goods to Russian exclave, as Lithuania defends measures. Russia’s foreign ministry has demanded the immediate lifting of Lithuania’s “openly hostile” restrictions on the rail transit of EU-sanctioned goods to Moscow’s exclave of Kaliningrad. “If in the near future cargo transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the …

Lithuania enforces EU sanctions on goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad
2 years, 6 months ago

Lithuania enforces EU sanctions on goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad

Al Jazeera  

Transit ban on sanctioned goods could increase already high levels of tension between Russia and NATO following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Lithuanian authorities have banned the transit through their territory of goods to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad that are subject to European Union sanctions, according to the national rail service. The transit ban could increase already high levels of …

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