Lithuania announced its intention to consider limiting transit to Kaliningrad

Vilnius may consider restricting transit to Kaliningrad if Lithuanian trucks, currently unable to leave the territory of Belarus due to Lithuania's closure of borders, are not released. This was reported on November 22 by Sputnik Lithuania with reference to the head of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (SDPL) Mindaugas Sinkevicius.

"If <...> the trucks that are still there (in Belarus. — Ed.), will not be given the opportunity to return to Lithuania, Vilnius may consider limiting transit to Kaliningrad. <...> Transit to the territory of the Russian enclave, as well as its suspension in one form or another, should be coordinated within the framework of the European Union (EU)," his words are quoted in the publication.

The politician noted that his state may also introduce other measures, in particular, once again decide to close the borders with Belarus. He stressed that the details of Vilnius' response to the allegedly detained Lithuanian cars would not be disclosed, as Minsk could monitor the development of this situation.

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Lithuania completely closed the border with Belarus on October 29, then exceptions were made only for diplomatic workers, transit traffic to Kaliningrad, as well as those people who have Lithuanian and EU citizenship. After this decision was made, it became known that about 5,000 Lithuanian trucks were blocked on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border, which, as reported by the State Customs Committee of Belarus on November 1, would be able to return only after the borders were opened.

Later, on November 19, Lithuanian Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovich announced that Lithuania was ready to reopen the border, and the next day the Belarusian state border committee received an official notification. On November 22, the Council of Ministers of Belarus announced that trailers and semi-trailers with Lithuanian registration were allowed to move around the republic.

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