Two weeks ago we also committed in the Versaille Declaration to increase even further our pressure on invaders and declared readiness to move quickly with further sanctions. Russia only increased since then the strategy of terror and massive civilian areas bombardment. Therefore EU cannot lose momentum and accept war crimes and collateral fatalities among the civilian population as the new baseline. We believe now is the moment to adopt more stringent measures in order to stop Russian aggression.

Everyday thousands of Russian and Belarussian lorries provide Russia with goods and resources that support its ability to conduct military operation in Ukraine. We call on you to take the necessary steps to prohibit the road freight transport, from and to the territory of Russia and Belarus. To complement this, we propose also to block Russian and Belarussian vessels from entering the EU ports. As the transport sector is international by its very nature, we believe that measures in both modes need to be adopted simultaneously at the EU level in order to be truly effective. We are convinced that above measures in the transport sector would further limit the capabilities for the Russian Federation to sustain the aggression.

EU cannot adopt wait-and-see approach in the face of mass atrocities committed by Russia in Ukraine.
We must together put maximum pressure on Russia to stop the war. This will only happen when Russia's actions meet with unanimous and powerful response from the EU, including new sanctions.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Kaja Kallas

Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia

 

Mr. Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš

Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia

 

Mrs. Ingrida Šimonytė

Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania

 

Mr. Mateusz Morawiecki

Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland