{"id":1610,"date":"2023-08-25T19:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1610"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-poland-baltics-to-harm-themselves-by-closing-borders","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1610\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka: Poland, Baltics to harm themselves by closing borders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 25,&nbsp;<em>BPN.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said Poland and two Baltic States would only make things worse for themselves by closing their borders with Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka said in Minsk that he did not quite understand the reasoning of Latvia and Lithuania, which&nbsp;he said&nbsp;wanted to show off and run faster than a train. He claimed that Belarusians did not travel to these two countries or did business through them. &#8220;They would only make it worse for themselves and their people,&#8221; \u0141uka\u0161enka insisted, as quoted by his press office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 18, Lithuania closed the \u0160umskas and Tvere\u010dius checkpoints at the border with Belarus, citing the lack of equipment for scanning truck trailers and security concerns, including&nbsp;Russia&#8217;s Wagner Group mercenaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 28, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will discuss the technical aspects of closing the eastern border jointly in case of an escalation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 25,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said Poland and two Baltic States would only make things worse for themselves by closing their borders with Belarus. \u0141uka\u0161enka said in Minsk that he did not quite understand the reasoning of Latvia and Lithuania, which&nbsp;he said&nbsp;wanted to show off and run faster than a train. 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