Auto & Transportation

On the 13th local time, the European Commission said that Russian goods can be transited through the EU by rail, but goods transported by road are not allowed.

The European Commission pointed out in a guidance document sent to member states on the same day, “According to EU measures, Russian operators are not allowed to transport sanctioned goods by road. There is no similar ban on shipping."

The document pointed out that, regardless of the mode of transportation, Russia is completely prohibited from transporting sanctioned military and dual-use goods and technologies.

Russian Kaliningrad government officials said they would study the wording of the European Commission's rules on the transit of goods before making a conclusion.

Previously, Russia had strongly protested against Lithuania, an EU member state, which prohibited the transfer of some goods from other parts of Russia to Kaliningrad Oblast, and demanded that the relevant restrictions be lifted immediately, otherwise Russia would take responsive measures. Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian enclave between Poland and Lithuania, gets goods and energy from the rest of Russia mainly by rail and gas pipelines. The only railway between the two goes through Lithuania.