Danas Augutis, Deputy Minister of Environment of Lithuania, said that there is a shortage of wood in the republic. This has been reported DEA News”.
As the official noted, the country imported wood from Belarus and Russia, but supply was halted due to sanctions.
According to him, the Ministry of Environment plans to amend the timber export rules to fix the amount of raw materials that can be exported to other EU member states, as Lithuania is the last country in the region where this resource can be purchased. “anyone.” Augutis added that neighboring Latvia and Estonia have already closed their markets.
Former newspaper Le Figaro WroteEuropean countries began to feel a shortage of wood supplied from Russia and Ukraine.
At the same time, the press service of Roslesinforga (part of Rosleskhoz) declarationIt reported that the Russian Federation increased its sawn timber exports by 10% between January and May 2022, despite numerous anti-Russian sanctions.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR. The decision to run the operation was the reason for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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Source: Gazeta
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