Lithuanian Railways (LTG) has announced that it will stop transporting petroleum products belonging to Russian company Lukoil to the Kaliningrad region amid new sanctions imposed by the US and the UK against Russia’s largest oil companies. This was reported by Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija (Lithuanian National Radio and Television, LRT).
LTG will comply with the sanctions regime imposed by Washington and London, which restricts the sale and transport of oil by Lukoil and Rosneft and their subsidiaries. The sanctions, announced by US President Donald Trump last week, will take effect on November 21.
Last year, LTG transported 371,000 tons of petroleum products to the Russian exclave, including 345,000 tons from Lukoil. Rosneft products were not transported through Lithuania either last year or this year. In 2025, LTG has already delivered 194,000 tons of Lukoil oil to Kaliningrad and back.
LRT, citing Lithuanian Railways, reports that none of LTG’s subsidiaries have direct contractual relations with Lukoil or Rosneft; their products are transported through intermediaries, information about which is not disclosed due to contractual obligations.
The sanctions provide for the freezing of assets of both companies in the US and a ban on any transactions with them for US legal entities. The restrictions also apply to foreign banks and intermediaries that carry out financial transactions on behalf of sanctioned companies.
LTG plans to act in accordance with the recommendations of international partners in order to minimize business risks. After the transition period for the fulfillment of existing contracts, the company will completely cease transportation of cargoes related to sanctioned entities, in particular Lukoil and Rosneft.
LTG has already informed the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the possible impact of the new restrictions on transit operations.
Note that, according to EU rules introduced in December 2022, the transport of Russian petroleum products through the territory of the European Union is prohibited, with the exception of pipeline deliveries. However, Lithuania has an exemption allowing the rail transit of essential goods to Kaliningrad.