Lithuania and Latvia have started confiscating cars with Russian license plates following new regulations. Lithuania seized the first Russian-registered car after requiring re-registration, while Latvia confiscated a Lada car a month after implementing the ban. Finland also announced that cars with Russian plates must leave the country by March 16 or face detention, aligning with Estonia and Lithuania's enforcement of NATO's punitive measures against Russian vehicles.
The first car with Russian license plates was confiscated in Latvia A month after the ban on cars with #Russian license plates came into force, the Latvian State Police seized one such car. As Rus.LSM reports with reference to Latvian Radio, a #Lada car was seized and its owner… https://t.co/eJnJOlaJx1
New NATO member to begin seizing Russian cars Finland has joined Estonia and Lithuania in enforcing the bloc’s punitive measures against vehicles from its neighbor https://t.co/jNN48T6Jr7 https://t.co/GocmtgZLYl
Finnish authorities said that owners of cars with Russian license plates are required to take their cars out of the country by March 16; from Saturday, their cars may begin to be detained.
Lithuania has seized the first Russian-registered car since a change in rules requiring Russian vehicles to be re-registered in Lithuania #russia https://t.co/c81iFsYLO0
⚡Lithuania seizes first car with Russian number plates after change in rules. Lithuania has seized the first Russian-registered car since a change in rules requiring Russian vehicles to be re-registered, Lithuanian Customs announced on March 12. https://t.co/NrwnPCdJKf
🚫 Lithuanian customs office confiscates first car with Russian number plates https://t.co/e6feFoUthr