EU's Biggest Russia-Trade Fan Finally Throws in the Towel

It withstood 17 months of sanctions and a year of recession, but Russia’s status as Lithuania’s top export destination is no more.

Data released this month show how Russia’s ban on European Union food imports and its economic contraction have finally sabotaged the two nations’ trade relationship. The Baltic country, the only one of the bloc’s 28 members to rely so heavily on Russia -- despite a frosty political relationship -- is now looking elsewhere.