News / Russia ban on trucks backfires as goods go around and domestic costs soar

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Russia’s ban on trucks entering the country has backfired, failing to impede trade or put the brake on surging costs hitting domestic traders.

The ban came into effect last month, a response to sanctions on Russian hauliers earlier in the year, and prevents EU, Norwegian, Ukrainian and UK-based hauliers transiting or delivering in Russia, and will remain in place until at least December.

An industry source told The Loadstar: “Cross-border EU-Eurasia trade trickled to nothing very quickly after European sanctions came in.

“The ...