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Since September, 11, Lithuania has not allowed cars with Russian license plates to cross the border. The exception is made for cars passing through Lithuania on the way to the Kaliningrad region or back, Lithuanian customs officials said, RIA Novosti reports.
Senior specialist of the department’s communications department, Irina Frolova-Milashene, noted that cars with license plates registered in Russia are currently banned from crossing border checkpoints, while confiscation of vehicles has not yet been recorded.
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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