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 and NATO members Poland and Lithuania, Kaliningrad receives supplies from Russia via rail and gas pipelines through Lithuania. Kaliningrad's governor estimated the ban could affect up to half of all goods that are brought to the region by rail.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

Sanctions on Russia may not be working, we now know why
1 year, 6 months ago

Sanctions on Russia may not be working, we now know why

Al Jazeera  

European businesses and third countries are actively circumventing sanctions, providing Russia with sanctioned goods and thus helping its war effort. On February 25, 2022, a day after Russia undertook a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union introduced unprecedented sanctions against the aggressor. Its analysis of customs data from 12 EU countries, Norway, the UK, the US and Japan shows …

Lithuania won’t argue with Brussels over Kalingrad transit
2 years, 5 months ago

Lithuania won’t argue with Brussels over Kalingrad transit

Associated Press  

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania will not try to reverse a decision by the European Union’s executive arm to allow certain sanctioned goods pass through its territory on the way to Russia’s Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said Thursday. The European Commission said Wednesday that Russia can continue transporting certain cargo to Kalingrad by rail — …

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 …

Russian lawmaker: Baltic exclave blockade may fuel conflict
2 years, 5 months ago

Russian lawmaker: Baltic exclave blockade may fuel conflict

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Lithuania’s refusal to allow some goods targeted by European Union sanctions through to Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad could trigger a military confrontation, a senior Russian lawmaker warned Wednesday. Vladimir Dzhabarov, a deputy head of the foreign affairs committee in the lower house of Russia’s parliament, said that if the Kalingrad region faces blockade “it could lead to …

Explained | Kaliningrad is the new epicentre of the Russia-NATO standoff
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Kaliningrad is the new epicentre of the Russia-NATO standoff

The Hindu  

The story so far:Lithuania, a member of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, on June 18 banned goods subject to EU sanctions from passing through its territory to the Russian exclave Kaliningrad. Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte refuted Russia’s allegations, saying that the sanctioned goods form only 1 per cent of the total Russian freight transit to …

Russians on Kaliningrad train get a gruesome glimpse beyond the media blackout
2 years, 6 months ago

Russians on Kaliningrad train get a gruesome glimpse beyond the media blackout

The Telegraph  

Despite this, there was a certain sense of nervousness in the air. Like many of Kybartai's locals, Romas has family and friends living across the border in Kaliningrad and has noticed the distinct shift in atmosphere in the wake of the latest sanctions stand-off. The military might stationed there has led some Western officials to ponder whether the Russian leader …

Russia vows to respond to Lithuania’s ban on goods transit
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia vows to respond to Lithuania’s ban on goods transit

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Lithuania’s decision to bar Moscow from shipping certain goods by rail to Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad will result in a response that will have a “significant negative impact” on the Lithuanian people, a top Russian security official said Tuesday. The Lithuanian government stressed in a written statement Tuesday that “the transit of passengers and non-sanctioned goods to …

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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