The European Union has blocked cars registered in Russia and Belarus from entering the bloc, Russia’s Federal Customs Service said.
The move is part of the package of sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
"Now international transport vehicles with Russian and Belarusian registration plates will not be able to move goods across the territory of EU countries," Russia’s Federal Customs Service said in a statement on April 9.
The EU has made an exception for vehicles transporting pharmaceuticals, food, agricultural products, energy, fertilizers, and nonferrous metals.
The EU is heavily dependent on energy and fertilizers from Russia.
Belarus, which is part of a Russia-led customs union, has been hit with sanctions for allowing Moscow to use its territory to launch the attack against Ukraine.
