To ban or not to ban? Lithuania’s internal struggles concerning Kaliningrad
Despite the European Commission lifting the ban on Kaliningrad, Kęstutis Budrys, the Lithuanian president’s chief advisor on national security, says Lithuania should not upgrade or repair its Russian-gauge rail tracks.
Such actions, according to Budrys, would be considered unlawful. However, he stated that all the decisions taken by Lithuania may be appealed in court.
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Sanctions on Russia to stay in place at least until the start of 2023
The European Council decided on 26 July to extend the existing economic sanctions on Russia by six months until 31 January 2023. This six-month extension could prolong even more if the situation does not stabilise somehow.
As a matter of fact, the sanctions on Russia have been in place since 2014, with the first armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia during the Donabass war. However, since February...28-07-22, 08:21 -
Russian Railways Far East transport reaches record volumes
The recovery trend that Russian Railways follow after the initial shock by the EU and US sanctions keeps going strong. The state-owned company says that transported volumes to Far East ports reached record numbers in June, a development also boosted by the deployment of heavier trains.
In June, the shipment of export cargo through the Russian Railways (RZD) network in the direction of the ports of the Far East reached...27-07-22, 09:59 -
Russian Railways calls the EU to lift sanctions claiming violations
The Russian Railways have proceeded with an official request to the European Union to lift sanctions concerning the company. RZD was among the first legal entities to enter EU sanction lists just days after the war in Ukraine erupted. Six months later, the company requested their lift, facing a financial and operational dead end allegedly caused by EU’s violations.
RZD claimed in its Telegram channel...21-07-22, 08:38 -
New large-scale border crossings with China: is Russia’s plan feasible?
“Russia will complete the reconstruction of 41 border ports by the end of 2024, including 22 ports in the Russian Far East, which is the largest port construction plan ever.” Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly Saveliev said. In addition, Aleksey Chekunkov, Minister of Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, stated last month that the Russian government is studying the possibility of opening more border...12-07-22, 09:55 -
Russian container rail transport seems unshakable despite sanctions
The Eurasian Union of Rail Freight Traffic Participants (ESP) firmly believes that the performance of the rail container transport market in Russia will reach 2021 levels despite hurdles from sanctions imposed on the country. Moreover, the union forecasted that 2023 will be even better than 2021, attributing the continuous growth to state support and massive private investments.
“June showed that container...25-06-22, 08:59 -
The Russian railways sector may face the deepest crisis in its modern history. The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and unprecedented sanctions imposed on Russia may throw back the industry for decades. However, there are sectors of growth too.
Export hit hardest
So far, Western sanctions have already led to a significant drop of cargo traffic on Russian railways, particularly on its outbound flows, which fell by almost 16 per cent, year-on-year.
The biggest...02-06-22, 22:31
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