Latvian Foreign Ministry drafts ban on Russian, Belarusian grain transit

Latvian Foreign Ministry drafts ban on Russian, Belarusian grain transit The ministry proposes imposing the ban through national sanctions, the Delfi news website reportedVILNIUS, November 14. /TASS/. Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze said her ministry had drafted a government regulation that would ban the transit of grain from Russia and Belarus through Latvia. "The Foreign Ministry has prepared and submitted a draft Cabinet regulation that would ban the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain through Latvia," Braze wrote on X. The ministry proposes imposing the ban through national sanctions, the Delfi news website reported, citing Latvia’s Foreign Ministry. It said this approach would allow Latvia to impose restrictions, monitor compliance and hold violators accountable. Latvia had previously explored an EU-wide ban on the transit of grain from Russia and Belarus, but the initiative did not garner enough support among EU member states. Baltic leaders say Russia is preventing Ukrainian grain from reaching global markets while trying to profit from shipping its own grain through the EU using the bloc’s infrastructure. On October 9, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia sent a joint letter to Brussels calling for a ban on the transit of Russian grain exports through the EU. 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