The Kremlin announced the resolution of the crisis situation on transit to Kaliningrad

Certain questions about Kaliningrad transit remain, but the most acute stage of the crisis has passed, the Kremlin is sure.The first wagons with sanctioned cement arrived in the region through Lithuania

Although the first wagons with sanctioned cargo for Kaliningrad passed through Lithuania, there is still a long work to be done on Kaliningrad transit, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, RBC correspondent reports. Nevertheless, he stressed, the crisis is over.

The situation around Kaliningrad in connection with the "absurd sanctions" for RUSSIA is vital, he stressed. According to him, the Kremlin is positive about the fact that "the Europeans have realized how important this is and how inapplicable their decisions are in the context of Kaliningrad."

“Of course, there is still a lot of work to be done, because certain issues remain, but now the crisis situation has been unblocked. This is a positive fact. Sometimes, even during the anti-Russian hysteria, we meet some sprouts of common sense. Let's hope that they will continue to sprout," Peskov told reporters.

The first train with cement arrived in Kaliningrad after restrictions were lifted Politics

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Since June 18, Lithuania has stopped passing transit trains with goods subject to EU sanctions through its territory to the Kaliningrad region by rail . The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry then explained that the measure was taken after consultations with the European Commission. Moscow called the transit restriction illegal.

The European Commission, the authorities of Lithuania and Russia entered into a negotiation process, as a result of which the EU authorities issued clarifications on sanctions that allow the rail transit of sanctioned goods with a number of conditions.

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On July 26, the regional government announced that the first 60 wagons of cement had arrived in the Kaliningrad region, transiting through Lithuania.

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