The Governor of the Kaliningrad region told what the new decisions of the European Commission on transit mean 14.07.2022 - 14:06

The EC recommendations removed a significant amount of restrictions on transit to Kaliningrad, more than 80%, said the governor of the Kaliningrad region Anton Alikhanov.

Earlier, the European Commission published clarifications on sanctions, according to which rail transit to Kaliningrad is allowed subject to a number of conditions. The transit of sanctioned Russian cargo is prohibited only by road, rail transit is allowed subject to the necessary control, the European Commission said.

“This is a victory for our diplomacy, because a significant amount, more than 80% of the restrictions that were imposed on Kaliningrad transit, they have indeed been lifted,” Alikhanov said.

The decision on Kaliningrad transit is not complete, work is still required, automobile transit of sanctioned goods is still not allowed, Kaliningrad Region Governor Anton Alikhanov said on the Rossiya-1 TV channel.

“Railway transit was allowed, this is a good result, we have achieved it, despite all the resistance from Europeans, Lithuanians and even Americans… This is not a complete solution, work will still be required, because road transit of these sanctioned goods is not allowed at all more,” Alikhanov said.

The authorities of the Kaliningrad region believe that restrictions on road transit should be completely eliminated, continue to work, said Alikhanov.

“In our opinion, these restrictions (on road transit) should also be completely eliminated, and we discussed this issue with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we will continue this work, we will continue to seek the removal of these restrictions,” Alikhanov said. on the air of "Russia-1".

Wagons with sanctioned cargo have not yet gone to the region, but this will happen soon, “literally today or tomorrow, the first deliveries will begin,” the governor said.

He stressed that the resumption of rail transit is especially important for the transportation of building materials and metals.

Lithuania agrees with the recommendations of the European Commission on the Kaliningrad transit "out of respect for transatlantic unity," Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said.

Earlier, the country's Foreign Ministry reacted in a similar way to the explanation of the European Commission.

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Seversk is under the operational control of the forces of the DPR and Russia, the Ministry of Information of the republic said. The map shows the situation as of yesterday.

Pushilin later explained that Seversk was "in an operational encirclement" - "this is not a physical encirclement, not a cauldron, but all roads, all approaches are shot through from our positions."

Rishi Sunak, British politician with Indian background is leading a race for leadership in Conservative Party and position of Prime Minister.

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🇷🇺🚛 Russian servicemen delivered over 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid to civilians in liberated Kharkov region.

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The US Treasury Department has published general licenses that allow trade with Russia for certain categories of goods.

Also, the US Treasury specified the scope of sanctions against Russia in the field of telecommunications and Internet technologies, as well as financial services.

The agency stressed that it did not prohibit Russia from exporting agricultural products and fertilizers. “The United States has not imposed sanctions on the production, manufacture, sale or transportation of agricultural goods (including fertilizers), agricultural equipment and medicines associated with Russia,” the report says.

With a separate general license, the United States allowed until December 16 to make transactions with the SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH group of companies, a former subsidiary of the Russian Gazprom Gazprom Germania GmbH. The group of companies has been administered by the German regulator since April, and in July the German federal government passed a law allowing the government to acquire a stake in the group.

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Russian oil tanker arrives in Cuba.
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