Latvia and Lithuania may stop transshipment of Russian grain through their ports

Latvia and Lithuania are considering restrictions on the transshipment of Russian grain through their ports amid growing transit from Russia.

This was reported by Reuters, citing officials from the two countries, writes EP.

In Latvia, the government plans to discuss the possibility of completely banning the export of Russian grain through the country’s territory.

Lithuania has not yet announced specific measures, but Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said that the use of Lithuanian port infrastructure for the export of Russian grain is unacceptable.

According to Reuters, the transit of Russian grain through the Baltic countries has increased amid problems with traditional Russian export routes and attacks by Ukrainian drones on Russian port infrastructure.

Lithuania’s possible restrictions will not apply to the transit of grain between the main territory of Russia and the Kaliningrad region. Latvia previously called on the EU to completely ban maritime services for Russian vessels.