Wall Street Journal columnist Daniel Michaels writes about this.
The publication, citing the Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, noted that the border guards quadrupled the number of patrol sorties compared to 2020.
“Many Russian trains are escorted by Lithuanian helicopters to make sure they don’t stop and they don’t unload or load anything from them,” the observer said.
According to the author of the article, the North Atlantic Alliance is concerned about the future of the Polish-Lithuanian border region, which is located between the Kaliningrad region and Belarus.
In addition, these worrisome sentiments have a negative impact on Polish businessmen in Suwałki, as well as scaring off investors.
On July 13, the European Commission announced that rail transit to Kaliningrad is allowed subject to the control of goods.
On June 17, the Lithuanian Railways notified the Kaliningrad Railways of stopping the transit of a number of sanctioned goods.