Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has stated that Ukrainian grain cannot be transported to the Baltic States via Belarus. He noted that the railway on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, which was previously damaged and then repaired for grain transportation, could contribute to a new attack on Ukraine from the territory of Belarus.
Source: The President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda
“In my opinion, the situation has only worsened recently, and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has shown that he is in the same boat as Vladimir Putin in this vile aggression. My opinion and assessment do not change – we must look for other alternatives to transport Ukrainian grain.”
Nauseda said that he did not see the prospect of resuming Belarusian fertilizers transit through Lithuania, a condition that Lukashenko has set for the delivery of Ukrainian grain through Belarus. He emphasized that the European Union has imposed very specific sanctions on fertilizers which Lithuania has reinforced.
“Should we close our eyes and say that Lukashenko suddenly became a much more acceptable leader or did something good, so we must lift these sanctions?” President Nauseda asked.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said that he would not export the harvest by rail to ports on the Baltic Sea through Belarus.
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