Belarusian State Customs Committee telegram channel He reported that Lithuania deliberately created traffic jams on the Belarus-Lithuanian border.
Currently, Lithuania has two road checkpoints (checkpoints) out of six on the border with Belarus – Shalchininkai (Benyakoni) and Medininkai (Kamenny Log).
According to the Belarusian agency, the bulk of the carriers headed towards the Kamenny Log checkpoint. They reported that the cargo from the Republic of Belarus was accepted properly, but a 10-kilometer traffic jam occurred at the checkpoint.
“We have the feeling that the Lithuanian side deliberately created traffic jams,” customs officials wrote.
They noted that according to the standards, 500 cars should be registered in each direction. This means it is possible to ease the travel load during normal operation. The press service also reminded that after the closure of many checkpoints, employees were released and could be transferred to existing checkpoints.
at the end of february reportedHe said Lithuania will close two more checkpoints on the border with Belarus from March 1 in a bid to strengthen enforcement control.
previously Lithuania warned About the seizure of vehicles with Russian license plates.