{"id":211858,"date":"2026-11-14T20:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T17:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211858\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T20:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T17:24:19","slug":"kyiv-backs-rigas-plan-to-ban-grain-transit-from-belarus-russia","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211858\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv backs Riga\u2019s plan to ban grain transit from Belarus, Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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November 14, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Latvia’s foreign ministry’s proposal to ban the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain brings a fundamental security issue into focus, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRussia tried to use the Baltic states for grain transit to finance its war against Ukraine. We saw these plans and stepped in to disrupt them. And I thank our Latvian friends for responding and acting decisively,\u201d the diplomat stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, Latvia\u2019s top diplomat Baiba Bra\u017ee said that Latvia’s foreign ministry prepared and submitted to the government a draft regulation that would ban the transit of Russian and Belarusian grain through Latvian territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe risks have been identified and are manageable; a government decision is now needed,\u201d she said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 185,756 metric tons of grain was reportedly transported from Belarus through Latvia in the first 10 months of 2026, significantly more than in the same period in 2025, when the volume totalled about 61 metric tons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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