Latvia and Lithuania are considering halting Russian grain shipments

The agency’s statement said: “Latvia and Lithuania are considering halting Russian grain shipments through their ports.”

According to the sources, including the Latvian Prime Minister's Press Secretary, Riga is scheduled to discuss a complete ban on such routes on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sienkevicius told the agency that if restrictions are imposed, grain transportation between Kaliningrad Oblast and other Russian regions via Lithuania will not be affected.

Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lot announced earlier that Russia exported nearly 80 million tons of food worth $41.5 billion last year.

Moscow has repeatedly stressed that it will face the pressure of sanctions that began several years ago and are still escalating. The Russian authorities stressed that unfriendly countries lack the courage to admit the failure of this policy.