{"id":70357,"date":"2024-02-29T12:43:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/70357\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-expecting-40-percent-decrease-in-lithuania-bound-truck-traffic","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/70357\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus expecting 40-percent decrease in Lithuania-bound truck traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fury_GPK.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fury_GPK.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fury_GPK-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fury_GPK-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fury_GPK-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fury_GPK-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(State Border Committee)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 29, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Belarusian State Border Committee is expecting a 40-percent reduction in daily cargo traffic between Belarus and Lithuania, its press office said ahead of the closure of two border checkpoints on March 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move will cause a significant traffic increase at Medininkai (Kamienny \u0141oh on the Belarusian side) and \u0160al\u010dininkai (Bieniakoni) border crossings, it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past day, Lithuanian border and customs officers processed only 32 percent of the usual number of trucks at four border crossings, with Lavori\u0161k\u0117s (Kat\u0142o\u016dka) and Raigardas (Pryva\u0142ka), the checkpoints to be closed, accounting for 13 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vilnius announced the closure on February 21, citing national security, smuggling and international sanctions compliance as the reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only two of six checkpoints will remain open at the shared border between Lithuania and Belarus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 29, Pozirk. 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