The European Union has 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 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 has threatened reprisals against the Baltic nation after Vilnius imposed strict restrictions on goods travelling across its territory, arguing it was simply applying EU sanctions.
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The authorities of the Kaliningrad region continue to seek the complete removal of restrictions on transit of goods to the region through Lithuania from other regions of Russia, Kaliningrad Governor Anton Alikhanov said on Wednesday.
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"We will continue to seek the complete removal of restrictions," the governor said on Telegram.
The decision is only the first step in solving the problem, a similar solution is required in terms of road transport, he added.