“How much Russia values its promises in the document signed with Turkey we saw the next day, when it bombed Odesa port. Probably this is not some sort of a surprise, taking into account the word, the signature, its weight, values of the country that started the war. It is a very important issue. If Ukraine can unblock this route, it will be very significant,” Neverovič told the public radio LRT on Thursday.
The president’s adviser stressed that freight of agricultural products from Ukraine via Poland to Lithuania’s Klaipėda seaport was proceeding increasingly smoother. Nineteen trains with Ukrainian agricultural goods have already reached Lithuania. Meanwhile, Lithuanian companies are transporting fuel by trains to Ukraine via Poland.
“With time it is obvious that the logistics chain is functioning increasingly better. This is an important process enabling Ukrainians to secure freight alternatives,” said Neverovič.
The adviser also said that Lithuania would not initiate transit of Ukrainian grain via Belarus. According to him, Ukrainians must decide themselves whether this should be done altogether and, if so, when and under what conditions because of the Russian factor in Belarus.
On 22 July, Ukraine, the United Nations, Turkey and Russia signed an agreement that would allow exporting grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. However, already the next day Russia launched rockets at Odesa port, two of which were intercepted but two others hit the port infrastructure.
