Dutch Ambassador Alexander Shulgin said that it is difficult for Russia to recover goods to be transported from Dutch ports to Moscow. DEA News.
“… According to our estimates, about 42 thousand tons of such transit cargo sent to Russia are stuck here in the Netherlands. <..> still here, especially in the port of Rotterdam,” the diplomat told reporters.
According to Shulgin, the reason for the freezing of goods is related to delays in the work of Dutch customs services, which deliberately carried out rigorous checks for compliance with EU laws.
“Of course we are trying to follow up on these moments, but to be honest, it is difficult for us to influence the recovery of these cargoes here, because The Hague is not acting independently in this case,” Shulgin explained. In this regard, the Dutch authorities are “waiting for a signal from Brussels”.
Previously reportedThe Netherlands did not ban a ship carrying Russian oil from entering the port of Rotterdam.