Lithuanian Bans The Transit Of Russian Goods To Kaliningrad Effective Immediately

RFE: Lithuania Bans Transit Of Sanctioned Russian Goods To Kaliningrad 

Lithuania has begun a ban on the rail transit of goods subject to European Union sanctions to the Russian far-western exclave of Kaliningrad, transport authorities in the Baltic nation said on June 18. 

The EU sanctions list includes coal, metals, construction materials, and advanced technology. 

Anton Alikhanov, the governor of the Russian oblast, said the ban would cover around 50 percent of the items that Kaliningrad imports. 

Alikhanov said the region, which has an ice-free port on the Baltic Sea, will call on Russian federal authorities to take tit-for-tat measures against the EU country for imposing the ban. He said he would also seek to have more goods sent by ship to the oblast.  

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