Lithuania

Latvia and Lithuania are tightening controls over the transit of Russian grain through their ports amid suspicions that some of the cargo may originate from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

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

Samples from a batch of “Russian” grain at a customs warehouse in Klaipeda have been sent for laboratory analysis to France to verify its true origin.

Ukraine and Lithuania have reached an agreement on long-term LNG supplies through the Klaipeda terminal during intergovernmental consultations.

The Ministry of Development of Ukraine held a meeting with a delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda, during which they discussed the current needs of the port infrastructure.

The management of the Odesa branch of the State Enterprise “USPA” held a working meeting with representatives of the Klaipeda port administration (Lithuania).

The country is proposing several legal mechanisms to launch this process and considers further delay unacceptable.

The Lithuanian Minister of Transport has called on EU countries to prepare for a long-term threat to navigation systems from Moscow and Minsk.

Gitanas Nauseda called for the maximum expansion of sanctions against Russian banks, energy companies and ships that circumvent restrictions.

In response to hybrid threats from the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea, Lithuania is stepping up its defense modernization.