On Wednesday, 13 July, the European Commission set guidance on goods coming from Russia and passing through the European Union to the Kaliningrad enclave and vice versa.
These guidelines confirm that road transit of sanctioned goods—iron, steel, cement, timber, coal, and petroleum products—by Russian operators is not allowed under the EU sanctions against Russia for its military invasion of Ukraine.
In a press release, the European Commission nevertheless clarifies, “No such similar...