Lithuanian Railways (LTG) said on September 3 it received advance payments for 2.5-million-euro-worth of Russian transit freight shipments to and from Kaliningrad, meaning that it would continue to transport goods to and from the exclave for around three weeks. Further transit shipments between mainland Russia and its Kaliningrad region will depend on whether LTG’s customers…
The Financial Crimes Investigation Service (FNTT) has denied Lithuanian Railways (LTG) a general authorisation to receive payments for the transit of sanctioned goods between mainland Russia and its Kaliningrad exclave and will look into each request on a case-by-case basis. The FNTT says it cannot grant the general authorisation requested by LTG to receive and…
Six vessels carrying Ukrainian agricultural products left Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on August 28 under an UN-brokered grain deal, Turkey’s Ministry of Defense said on its Twitter account. “As of this morning, six more ships have departed from Ukrainian ports with grain loads,” the statement said. It added that work was underway to load ships…
Starting from September 1, the number of trolleybuses and buses in Chisinau will be increased. The head of the General Directorate of Public Transport and Communications, Vitalie Mihalache, made the statement at an August 29 meeting of the city hall services. The increase in the number of transport units is carried out in the context…
Payments for the transit of sanctioned goods between mainland Russia and its Kaliningrad exclave through Lithuania should continue, Transport Minister Marius Skuodis has said, but admitted that there might be “challenges”. The last Lithuanian bank processing transactions from Russia and Belarus said it would stop doing it as of September, causing concern that this would…
Thai AirAsia X airline will resume charter flights from Bangkok to Tbilisi, the Ministry of Economy of Georgia announced on August 24. The direct flights on the Bangkok-Tbilisi-Bangkok route will carry passengers twice a week on October 8-29. The ministry said the flights would also be operated in the winter season, while Deputy Economy Minister…
There should be no problems with payments for the transit of Russian goods via Lithuania to Kaliningrad from September 1, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Lansbergis has said. “Based on the information I am aware of, settlement issues should be resolved,” Lansbergis told reporters at the Seimas on August 23. There are no sanctions on payments for…