Lithuania puts a brake on Lukoil's deliveries. Russian enclave faces trouble.
According to the Lithuanian television station LRT, last year Lithuanian Railways transported a total of 371,000 tons of petroleum products to the Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian enclave in the EU. The vast majority of this (345,000 tons) were Lukoil deliveries. This year, the volume of Lukoil crude oil transported to and from Kaliningrad reached 194,000 tons . Neither last year nor this year has any Rosneft products been transported through Lithuania . According to LTG, Lukoil products are transported by freight forwarders, and none of the LTG Group companies have direct contractual ties with Lukoil or Rosneft.
Lithuanian Railways cited the need to comply with sanctions imposed by Washington and London , which restrict the sale and transport of crude oil from both Russian companies , as the decision to suspend the transport of petroleum products from the Russian energy company Lukoil to the Kaliningrad region. As a reminder, on October 22, the US Treasury announced sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil and their subsidiaries, intended to persuade Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
The Americans have given a month. Anyone who doesn't stop trading risks secondary sanctions.The Americans have given a month (until November 22) to cease trading with Rosneft and Lukoil. After that date, entities that fail to comply with the sanctions will be subject to secondary sanctions.
- After the end of the transition period for the implementation of existing contracts, LTG will not conduct transport operations involving companies subject to US or UK sanctions, including Lukoil, Rosneft or related entities - assured Lithuanian Railways.
Under EU regulations introduced in December 2022, the transport of Russian petroleum products through EU territory is prohibited, except via pipelines. An exception was made only for rail transit of essential goods through Lithuania to Kaliningrad.
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