Egidijus Lazauskas, Managing Director of the state company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways), said that the company plans to completely abandon the transport of goods from Russia and Belarus through the territory of Lithuania. Transmits words TASS.
As Lazauskas puts it, the company doesn’t want to “work with customers at risk and make money at any cost.” According to him, one of the main priorities of the Lithuanian Railways is the maximum withdrawal from the Russian and Belarusian markets.
The head of the company explained that the impossibility of effective control over the transport of goods included in the sanctions lists may become a prerequisite for the complete rejection of goods from Belarus and Russia.
Laurynas Kashchyunas, former chairman of the Lithuanian Seimas National Security Committee expression The opinion of the Lithuanian authorities that the state should consider strengthening its borders with Russia and Belarus.
As the Lithuanian MP pointed out, Vilnius should think extensively about protecting the state’s borders. He added that in addition to the anti-tank barriers, there is also a need for a video surveillance system.