Russia transferred fuel to Lithuania for the transit of goods to the Kaliningrad region
Lithuanian Railways received the September fee for cargo transportation in the Kaliningrad region. About this, referring to the statements of the general director of the company, Egidijus Lazauskas, they write RIA News and “Interfax“.
The 2.5 million euros brought to Russia will be enough for 3-4 weeks of transit in the region. Operations that are expected depending on the expected results of LTG’s operations on payments, as well as the actions of banks. If transport companies do not have a legal opportunity to settle with “Lithuanian railways”, trains with goods will stop going to the Kaliningrad region, Lazauskas suggested.
“[Прекращение транзита] can happen, but we’re definitely not going to break this shirt on ourselves because of. This transit is beneficial, but we have made a strategic decision to completely terminate relations with the eastern market over the next years and are actively looking for alternatives,” the head of the company explained.
The problem of the commerce of Russian cargo is suppressed by the sensitivity of feelings: with dependence in Lithuanian credit institutions – there are no answers to them yet, and also leads to detection in another EU country.
“Unfortunately, the response of European banks was diplomatic but disappointing: they no longer open new accounts for transfers of this kind. We are still awaiting a response from the observer in Lithuania,” said the head of LTG.