Klaipėda Russian Grain
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Lithuania’s Klaipėda port continues handling Russian grain shipments to Kaliningrad because authorities say no ban applies and the port lacks legal power to stop them. Separately, Klaipėda Zoo plans to close on September 7 after Lithuania’s Environmental Protection Department found animal welfare violations.
Klaipėda Zoo to close after animal welfare violations
Klaipėda Zoo will close on September 7 after Lithuania’s Environmental Protection Department found violations at the facility. Bad weather and pressure from institutions also contributed to the decision. Four wild animals were removed from the zoo last week, while inspectors found three dead animals there. Specialists from the Wild Animal Care Centre checked the animals’ health and provided immedi…
ELTA Briefly: Russian Grain From Kaliningrad Transits Lithuania Through Klaipėda Port
A batch of Russian grain, possibly stolen from occupied Ukrainian territories, is being transported by rail through Lithuania to the port of Klaipėda, according to the day’s economic news roundup. The…
LTG: Transit of Russian grain through Klaipėda is not banned
Russian grain is being moved through Lithuania’s Klaipėda port to third countries because Lithuania’s national sanctions prohibit imports into the domestic market, not transit, the state railway group…
Klaipėda port cannot stop Russian grain shipments
Klaipėda port has handled about 47,000 tonnes of unsanctioned Russian grain this year, most of it corn. Port director Algis Latakas says the port has no right to stop the shipments. The flow of Russia…
