Andrei Bogodel, Deputy Head of the Faculty of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Belarusian Military Academy, in an interview with the TV channel: STVPoland is escalating the issue of the Suwalki corridor to send its troops to Lithuania.
He noted that the Suwalki corridor runs northwestward, passing not only through the territory of Poland, but also through the territory of Lithuania.
“Therefore, Poland is constantly escalating the situation in order to subsequently enter the territory of Lithuania and occupy the Vilna region, allegedly under the protection of this territory,” said the expert.
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak in August knowledgeable Establishment of military presence in the Suwalki corridor and on the border with Belarus.
The Suwalki Pass, a hypothetical land corridor about 100 km long, is located on Poland’s northern border between Russia and Belarus. Western politicians say that Russia could try to shut it down in case of a conflict with NATO.
Sergei Belousov, former member of the College of Military Specialists said “socialbites.ca”, which the Americans call the Suwalki corridor the “Achilles heel” of NATO and the place where Russia can start a war with the alliance.