Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin stated in his message to the Federal Assembly that trucks waiting at customs for hours should be inspected within 10 minutes.
Vladimir Putin said, “Truck drivers stand at customs gates for hours, this should not exceed 10 minutes. It is the duty of the Ministry of Transport, technology allows this.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech in the Federal Assembly passes In Gostiny Dvor. The broadcast of the call can also be watched at the International Forum and Exhibition “Russia” and in some Russian cinemas.
How explained In the message given by the president himself, duties will be determined for the next six years, taking into account the domestic political calendar.
Before this, Kaliningrad Governor Anton Alikhanov reported that Lithuania had again started detaining heavy trucks from Kaliningrad and was allowing half as many trucks as possible to cross the border per day.
In December, Lithuania unilaterally increased rail transit tariffs to Kaliningrad. The authorities of the republic explained it this way: due to the establishment of quotas for the transportation of goods by rail, Lithuania began to lose money – so Vilnius decided to increase tariffs to compensate for this.
Later Alikhanov statedHe said Lithuania delayed the cleaning of the trucks and described it as minor sabotage.
Previously reportedIt was stated that the Russian Government expanded the entry ban on trucks coming from the EU, UK and Ukraine.