The Lithuanian government wishes to address the Commission in connection with the problems faced by the Lithuanian carriers on the borderline with Russia, said on Wednesday the Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevicius.

Lithuanian media said on the first day of the week about the obstacles from November 21 on the border of Lithuania and the Kaliningrad region of Russia faced cars and trucks with Lithuanian rooms, intensively inspected by the Russian customs. The head of the Russian Federal customs service Andrei Belyaninov said through Lithuania in the Russian Federation is a large flow of reimport sanctions items with fake certificates.

However, the Lithuanian media suggested that delays at checkpoints have the opportunity to be associated with the statement Grybauskaite, who called the Russian Federation in the context of Ukrainian event " terrorist state ". Later, the speaker of the Parliament of Lithuania Loreta Grauziniene said that he sees no connection between the difficulties of Lithuanian carriers and statements Grybauskaite.

" We have planned to apply to the European Commission. As far as I heard today, it's already done Linava (carriers Association of Lithuania). The appeal must take place on 3 December, " said Butkevicius after a government meeting.

sections: Politics