march 1 lithuania unilaterally closes two international checkpoints on the border with belarus, lavorishkiigarda from the landing. in addition, restrictions are imposed on irregular passenger bus services. a ban on crossing the border for cyclists at the two remaining checkpoints. the privalka checkpoint is considered one of the busiest in the lithuanian direction. its capacity is about a thousand cars per day. at the privalka checkpoint it was allowed to enjoy the right of visa-free entry into our country along with citizens of lithuania and latvia, as well citizens of poland. and the number of foreign guests who wish to take advantage of this right is constantly growing, for example. in less than 2 months of 2024 , about 1,800 of our foreign guests took advantage of this right at the landing checkpoint. people also have family ties and so on, that is, these are unnecessary things that are done that just separate people and bring some kind of incomprehensible confusion, but in general, what do checkpoints have to do with it? the closure of two checkpoints will lead to a redistribution of

the civilized world. midnight vilna will be closed by two checkpoints on the border with belarus, lavorishkisgoroda, adjacent to kotlovka and privalka. the traffic flow will be redirected to the two remaining checkpoints. now it will be possible to cross the border with lithuania only through kamenny log and benikoni. however, there will be problems there too. in addition, the lithuanian authorities are introducing bans on the passage of cyclists and pedestrians across the border. let me note that since the very morning there have been large queues at these border crossings. in total , about a thousand trucks are waiting to leave there. behind our correspondent yuri kornilovich is monitoring the situation at the privalka checkpoint. we are located at the privalka checkpoint on the belarusian-lithuanian border. a few hours before lithuania closes traffic , there are practically no trucks on our side. about twenty cars are waiting to leave for the neighboring country. after receiving information about the closure of the border crossing , cargo carriers redirected transport to other existing che