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He added that he will travel to Brussels this week, where this issue will be discussed. Kulbergs, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda sent a joint letter last week to European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, urging them to ban the transit of Russian grain through the European Union (EU). "The biggest problem is that the EU has exclusive rights to decide on both tariffs and transit. We can do this under certain conditions, but it entails specific risks," Kulbergs said. He emphasized that Russian grain is still not subject to any sanctions. Moreover, the grain does not belong to Russia, but to Latvia's strategic partners - the USA, Switzerland, and Japan. "It is they, the largest corporations in the world, who buy this grain," the Prime Minister said. These countries also purchase grain from farmers in the Baltics, he added. Today, government members were informed that if the transit of such grain is banned, Latvia will have to consider the immediate risk of lawsuits amounting to between 200 and 800 million euros. According to Kulbergs, Lithuania is currently involved in legal proceedings over a similar case worth 12 billion euros. Most likely, Lithuania will have to pay 450 million euros on this lawsuit later this year. He stated that he wants to "lay all these examples on the table" in Brussels so that a general EU ban can be discussed. Kulbergs acknowledged that there had previously been no information on how much such legal proceedings could cost. The Prime Minister emphasized that he needs to assess the risk that such lawsuits could pose to the state budget, and if payments are necessary, the question arises as to where the funds will be taken from the state budget.