Russia facing mounting logistics crisis amid war and sanctions
The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (FISU) reported this, according to Ukrinform.
According to intelligence data, rising costs, a shortage of carriers, and loss of access to European ports have been compounded by the closure of the border between Lithuania and Belarus that has jeopardized transit to Kaliningrad.
Belarus has proposed an alternative route: cargo will be delivered by trucks to warehouses in several Belarusian cities, and from there – by train and ferry. Official Minsk claims that the scheme will reduce delivery times to ten days and ease tensions at the border.
In reality, intelligence reports say, this “rescue” option cannot offset the effects of international isolation. Russian logistics firms continue to suffer from chronic shortages of transport, spare parts, and fuel, alongside a lack of access to key markets.
“Despite statements about expanding cooperation with Africa, Latin America, or the Middle East, these directions will not be able to replace the lost European markets,” the Ukrainian intelligence agency noted.
The agency concluded that the closure of western borders and Russia’s growing political isolation are further proof that the war against Ukraine is gradually destroying the Russian economy. Attempts by Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko to support Moscow, it added, are not solving the problem — instead, they are dragging Belarus deeper into the crisis created by the Kremlin.
As reported earlier by Ukrinform, intelligence data show that the Russian economy has entered a stage where even official statistics can no longer conceal the scale of its problems.
