The Lithuanian customs has said that cars with Russian license plates currently in the country must leave the EU territory within six months of their entry.
Lithuania banned the entry of Russian-registered cars on September 11 and the requirement, announced this week, applies to the vehicles that had entered the country before that date.
The ban on vehicles with Russian license plates applies to regular cars as well as campers and minibuses with a capacity of up to ten passengers.
An exception applies to travellers transiting between mainland Russia and the exclave of Kaliningrad. In that case, however, the vehicles must be accompanied by the owner and cross the country within 24 hours.
The ban on vehicles registered in Russia applies even in cases when the owner is a Lithuanian or EU citizen.
Lithuanian officials said that travellers violating the ban risk having their vehicles confiscated.
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland, and Norway have all banned cars with Russian license plates from entering their territory following a clarification from the European Commission.
Finland immediately announced that cars already in the country registered in Russia would have to leave within six months, according to Meduza.
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