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Minister calls Latvia’s proposed 300% tariff on Russian grain a PR stunt or sign of ignorance

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Latvia has proposed imposing a 300% tariff on grain from Russia.
  • Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Kęstutis Mažeika called the proposal either a public-relations campaign or a misunderstanding of the situation.
  • He said Lithuania has already blocked imports of Russian grain and distinguished between transit shipments and grain remaining in the country.

Latvia’s proposal for a 300% tariff on Russian grain has drawn a sharply dismissive response from Lithuania’s agriculture minister, Kęstutis Mažeika.

Mažeika said the measure was “a public-relations campaign or a misunderstanding of the situation.” In his view, such a tariff could apply to grain that enters Latvia and remains there, rather than to shipments passing through the country.

Lithuania, he said, has already blocked imports of Russian grain.

a public-relations campaign or a misunderstanding of the situation

· Kęstutis MažeikaThe Lithuanian agriculture minister characterized Latvia’s proposed tariff.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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