Italy, Romania, Belgium, and Lithuania close their ports to Russian ships

As of April 17, 2022, Italy, Romania, Belgium, and Lithuania closed ports to Russian ships, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported.

It will extend not only to the ships under the Russian flag but also to those who changed the flag after the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022.

Italy is barring all Russian ships from its ports starting from April 17, 2022, as part of expanded EU sanctions announced earlier this month. The ships that have already been in Italian ports must leave immediately “after completing their commercial activity,” according to the notice sent to port authorities.

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