Kremlin says work still to be done on EU Kaliningrad transit deal

FILE PHOTO: The ferry Ursa Major, which operates on a route to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, is seen at a commercial port in the Baltic Sea town of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad region, Russia July 3, 2022. REUTERS/Vitaly Nevar/File Photo

The Kremlin said on Thursday there was still work to be done over a European Union ban on the transit of sanctioned goods to the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.

Brussels said earlier this week the transit ban only affected road, not rail, transit, and Lithuania should therefore allow Russia to ship sanctioned goods like concrete, wood and alcohol across EU territory to its Kaliningrad exclave.