Poland has begun enforcing a European Union ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars seeking to enter the country – the latest in a series of sanctions on Russia in punishment for its war against Ukraine.
“This is another element of the sanctions imposed on Russia and its citizens in connection with the brutal war in Ukraine, due to the fact that the Russian state today constitutes a threat to international security.”The move comes just days after the nearby Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia banned vehicles with Russian licence plates from entering their territory – a joint move in line with a recent interpretation of the EU’s sanctions on Moscow.
On Tuesday, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council chaired by Mr Putin, denounced the European Commission’s move as racist. He suggested Moscow could retaliate by suspending diplomatic ties with the EU and recalling its diplomats from Brussels. In addition to Kaliningrad, Poland has Belarus and Ukraine on its eastern borders. It is otherwise bordered by EU and Nato allies Germany, Slovakia, Czechia and Lithuania, where there are no border checks.
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