Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (LTG), Lithuania’s state-owned railway group, has reported a significant increase in attempts to bypass Western sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
Over the past three months, these attempts have surged fivefold, rising from 14 incidents in March to 74 in May.
Gediminas Šečkus, LTG's Chief Resilience Officer, expressed concern over this development, noting that while the exact reasons for the spike are still being investigated, there is a possibility that these actions are deliberate attempts to test the effectiveness of the current sanctions enforcement mechanisms.
Eglė Šimė, CEO of LTG Cargo, the freight division of LTG, provided specific figures: four wagons were intercepted and turned back at the Lithuanian border in March, 10 in April, with a significant jump to 62 in May.
The majority of violations involved the transportation of fuel or petroleum products. Notably, during this period, LTG Cargo has not approved any transport applications to Russia or Kaliningrad.
The sudden increase in violations could indicate that entities under sanctions are probing for weaknesses or loopholes in the system.
Gediminas Šečkus, LTG's Chief Resilience Officer, expressed concern over this development, noting that while the exact reasons for the spike are still being investigated, there is a possibility that these actions are deliberate attempts to test the effectiveness of the current sanctions enforcement mechanisms.
Eglė Šimė, CEO of LTG Cargo, the freight division of LTG, provided specific figures: four wagons were intercepted and turned back at the Lithuanian border in March, 10 in April, with a significant jump to 62 in May.
The majority of violations involved the transportation of fuel or petroleum products. Notably, during this period, LTG Cargo has not approved any transport applications to Russia or Kaliningrad.
The sudden increase in violations could indicate that entities under sanctions are probing for weaknesses or loopholes in the system.
Source: TVP World, lrt.lt
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