Lithuania is going to propose EU ban on Russian grain transit

Lithuania will propose to the European Union to ban the transit of Russian grain through the territory of the bloc.

This was reported by LRT with reference to Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius.

According to him, Russia uses European ports and other infrastructure, in particular in the Baltic countries, to export its own grain.

In addition to the transit ban, Lithuania plans to propose to the EU to impose sanctions against individual Russian agrarian oligarchs who support the war against Ukraine.

Currently, the EU does not prohibit international trade in Russian agricultural and food products with third countries. The duties on Russian and Belarusian grain introduced in 2024 do not block its transit through the territory of the European Union to third countries.

Lithuania has already stepped up checks on grain cargoes from Russia and Belarus. Since the beginning of September, the services have taken samples from two batches of unclear origin for laboratory tests.

Lithuania is also discussing the issue of transit of Russian grain with other Baltic countries. Estonia has banned the transit of grain of Russian and Belarusian origin through its territory since October 1.

Earlier, the Lithuanian authorities reported that in the first eight months of 2026, about 47 thousand tons of grain of Russian origin, mainly corn delivered by rail from the Kaliningrad region, were transported through the port of Klaipeda.

Earlier, USM reported that Lithuania will not open the port of Klaipeda for Belarusian potash despite US plans.