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Riga has banned Russian cars from entering the territory of Latvia, the Sprats in Exile / Latvian News telegram channel reports. The decision came into effect on the evening of Tuesday, September, 12. Passenger cars registered in Russia are not allowed to pass through checkpoints on the Russian and Belarusian borders. The decision does not apply to cars with diplomatic license plates.
Previously, there was a ban on crossing the EU border for trucks with Russian license plates. At the same time, transit cargo for the Kaliningrad region passed through without hindrance.
If the owner of the car persists and does not want to return to Russia, border guards may confiscate the car.
One can return from the European Union to Russia using Russian cars, provided that they are not declared as goods and are used only as a means of transportation.
As Russkiy Mir reported, since September 11, Lithuania has not allowed cars with Russian license plates to cross the border. The exception is for cars passing through Lithuania on the way to the Kaliningrad region or back. Cars traveling to the Kaliningrad region can remain on the territory of the republic for no more than twenty hours.
On September, 12, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis announced that cars traveling to the Kaliningrad region could remain on the territory of the republic for no more than 20 hours. The Foreign Minister noted that Lithuania is implementing the recommendations of the European Commission.
Earlier, the European Commission announced that cars with Russian license plates were banned from entering the EU territory. Smartphones, laptops, suitcases, cosmetics and other personal belongings can be confiscated.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the EU’s actions racist.
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