Lithuanian helicopters are accompanied by many Russian trains that are sent to the Kaliningrad region, due to “fears” for the Suvalka corridor, writes The Wall Street Journal.
According to the publication at the Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, border guards increased the number of patrol sorties 4 times compared to 2020. “Many Russian trains accompany Lithuanian helicopters to make sure that they will not stop, and they will not unload or load anything from them,” the agency said.
In addition, as notes the publication, NATO is concerned about the future of the Polish-Lithuanian border region, located between the Kaliningrad region and Belarus. Anxiety moods scare away many tourists, which negatively affects Polish businessmen in suvalka, and also scare away investors. “The mayor of the city of Cheslav Renkevich told (the President of Poland. – Ed.) Andrzej Duda, that local companies engaged in the production of lumber, furniture and other things may soon need state support,” the publication says.
The ex-deputy mayor of the Suvalkov Eva Sidorek said that in other areas of Poland they believe that battles are already taking place in the Suvalka corridor.