Russia looks to ban entry of European trucks

Russia expects a shorage of automotive carriers

Russia could ban the entry of European trucks from October this year in response to a ban imposed on Russian entry to the EU since April that has badly hit the finances of Russia car carriers

The Russian Association of International Road Carriers (RAIRC) filed a petition to Russian president Vladimir Putin requesting the introduction of sanctions against European transport companies. That was in reponse to the ban put on Russian trucks from crossing the European border in April of 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By the beginning of June Russian automotive carriers had lost 9 billion roubles ($150m) because of those sanctions.

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