EU Says Lithuania Must Allow Rail And Truck Transit Of Russian Goods To Kaliningrad

Moscow Times/AFP: EU Says Lithuania Must Allow Rail Transit of Russian Goods to Kaliningrad 

The European Union on Wednesday said Lithuania had an obligation to allow the passage of sanctioned goods, with the exception of weapons, between Russia and its exclave of Kaliningrad. 

While transit by road was not allowed, legal guidance released by the EU executive said that "no such prohibition exists for rail transport" from Russia to its outpost of Kaliningrad and that it could not be subject to an outright ban. 

Russia threatened reprisals against the Baltic nation after Vilnius imposed strict restrictions on goods traveling across its territory, mainly by rail, arguing it was simply applying EU sanctions.  

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WNU Editor: Lithuania has agreed to allow rail and truck traffic of Russian goods to Kaliningrad .... Lithuania will allow sanctioned Russian goods trade to Kaliningrad (Financial Post/Reuters). More here .... Lithuania Will Allow Sanctioned Russian Goods Trade To Kaliningrad (IBTimes). 

Unfortunately a precedent has been set, and I am sure Russia is examining options  to make sure this does not happen again in the future.

EU Says Lithuania Must Allow Rail And Truck Transit Of Russian Goods To Kaliningrad  

EU says Russia can transit sanctioned goods to Kaliningrad by rail -- DW  

EU Allows Russia to Move Goods Through NATO Nations After Putin Warning -- DNYUZ/Newsweek  

EU: Transit to Kaliningrad allowed, but not for sanctioned goods -- Politico  

EU says Russian rail transport to Kaliningrad not banned -- Al Jazeera