News archive on the topic "Ust-Luga"

An important Russian port on the Baltic was attacked by unknown drones: Should there be oligarchic air defense?

The port of Ust-Luga, built in the Leningrad region as an alternative to the harbors lost by Russia in the Baltic states, was attacked last night by drones; eyewitnesses reported explosions and a fire at the Novatek terminal, near which there were ships waiting to load liquefied gas. The drone raid could be interpreted as Kyiv’s revenge for attacks on Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea and Danube...

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Belarus' refusal of Baltic ports: Russia needs reinforced concrete guarantees

The most profitable option for transferring exports from Belarusian ports from the coast of the Baltic countries to the Russian coast is the construction of a new oil product pipeline. But Russia may not agree to this option due to the instability of the Belarusian government and its inability to guarantee the functioning of the new transport infrastructure. Expert of the National Energy Security Fund (NEF) Igor Yushkov stated this on the PolitWera YouTube channel, the correspondent reports...

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Russia will pay for Belarusian sanctions against Lithuania – with preferential tariffs

The reorientation of Belarusian freight traffic from Lithuanian Klaipeda to Russian Ust-Luga will be beneficial, since Russia will reduce its railway tariffs. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told reporters about this today, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We will simply try to solve this problem economically. They say it will be more expensive for Belarus. If, like now, there is a railway and a port - Ust-Luga near Leningrad and...

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Lukashenko's threat to break with Lithuania may turn out to be just words

Alexander Lukashenko’s threat, in response to unfriendly actions and support of the Maidan protesters, to stop all transit of Belarusian goods through Klaipeda could be a serious blow to the Lithuanian economy. “Lukashenko ordered the confiscation of all Belarusian cargo from Lithuania. If words do not match deeds, then this is a death sentence for Klaipeda,” comments Alexander Nosovich, editor-in-chief of RuBaltic. The fact is that the threats...

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