
Appeal to the Prime Minister
The deputies of the regional Duma and regional businesses said they intend to raise the issue of the collapse on the border between Lithuania and Belarus in an appeal to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Today, the issue of cargo delays and disruption of contracts is already too acute and harsh for many manufacturers and retailers in the region.
The initiative to open the entrance
Regional authorities are initiating the lifting of restrictions imposed in 2020 due to the pandemic on the entry of Russian citizens into Lithuania at automobile checkpoints. The government sent an official letter to the federal operational headquarters with a request to amend order No. 763-r. The purpose of lifting restrictions is to enter the Kaliningrad region, transit to other regions and to the Republic of Belarus.
Detention of the first deputy head of the resort
Colleagues of the first deputy head of the administration of Zelenogradsk Ruslan Andronov, who was detained by the FSB and the Investigative Committee, said they did not know why the official was detained. Georgy Popshoy, deputy head of the Zelenogradsk administration, said that Andronov's detention came as a surprise to everyone, it happened very quickly, the administration staff did not see the search order.
Latvia is ready to open
The Latvian authorities announced their readiness to open entry for Russian tourists from March 1. According to the parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Janis Bekeris, a negative Covid-19 test result will be sufficient for entry, but no test is required for an entry permit. From March 1, the republic will cancel the requirements for self-isolation after crossing the border, but will retain the condition for presenting a vaccination certificate.
Mayor about the problems of Kaliningrad
The city manager of the regional center Elena Dyatlova answered the questions of the townspeople. Most of the questions of the city residents concerned the road transport topic. RBC Kaliningrad has collected for readers the most important and vivid statements of Dyatlova.