Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland call on the EU to block freight traffic between Russia and Belarus

We are talking about transportation both by land and by sea.

Литва, Латвия, Эстония и Польша призывают ЕС блокировать грузовые перевозки РФ и Беларуси

The Ministers of Transport of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland have issued a joint letter urging the European Union to ban the movement of trucks to / from Belarus and Russia by land and sea . The statement is now on the website of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania.

“As Russia continues its brutal war against Ukraine and the European Council convenes a meeting to consider the further European response of Russia and Belarus, we call for additional measures in the field of road and sea transport. A ban on Russian and Belarusian trucks “The ports will have the greatest effect if adopted at EU level. The actions of Putin's aggressor must receive a decisive, cohesive and decisive response from the EU here and now, “Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis was quoted as saying.

In the letter, the ministers also propose to cancel the permits granted by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) of Russia and Belarus for international cargo transportation. They also call on the EU to take all necessary measures to ban the entry of ships under the flags of Russia and Belarus into EU ports.

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Earlier it was reported that the EU summit tomorrow will discuss the joint purchase of gas by EU countries . The leaders must approve the principle of joint gas purchases by the European Union, which will be one of the measures to alleviate the crisis in energy prices.

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Based on materials: ZN.ua

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