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Rail freight transit to Kaliningrad through Lithuania down by a third

Trains in Kaliningrad. Image: © Russian Railways

Lithuanian rail freight transit to the Russian exclave Kaliningrad has shrunk by 30 per cent in 2024. The trend has prompted Russia to look for alternatives to rail transportation to supply the region. It is entirely surrounded by EU states, which control what enters and leaves the exclave overland.

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