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The Kaliningrad Region independently satisfies the demand for basic products, including grain, vegetables, milk and meat, Governor of the Kaliningrad Region Anton Alikhanov said in an interview with TASS.

"We fully satisfy the demand for the main part of goods, though I do not think any region can say that it fully provides itself," he said. "On basic products we provide ourselves, on grain, bread, pork, poultry, vegetables, and we are currently involved in several projects," the governor added.

The Kaliningrad Region is separated from the main territory of the Russian Federation by the borders of the EU countries, with the main flow of ground cargoes to the region running through Lithuania. The European Union’s sanctions that particularly prohibit the work of Russian and Belarusian vehicle fleet operators on its territory, do not cover transit to Kaliningrad so far. In the event of a ban on it the sea route will become the main alternative to overland shipments.