Lithuania Proposed To Poland To Militarize The Suwałki Corridor

This would be a unique solution in the NATO context.

Lithuanian authorities, which earlier allocated 100 million euros for the construction of a military training range in the town of Kapčemestis near the junction of the borders of Lithuania, Belarus and Poland, urged Warsaw to join the project. "We urge Poland to consider the possibility of expanding the planned training ground in the Lazdy district into Polish territory and creating a joint military facility between the two countries. This would be a unique solution in the context of NATO," said a communiqué from the office of Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, reports The Moscow Times.

The joint use of the future training range with Poland would strengthen cooperation between the armies of the two countries and the defense of the strategic Suvalki Corridor, an area key to the security of NATO's eastern flank. Nauseda said this during a meeting with Polish and Ukrainian presidents Karol Nawrocki and Vladimir Zelenski in Vilnius on January 25. According to the plan, the training ground, to be established by 2030, will occupy an area of 14,600 hectares and will be designed for brigade exercises involving 3,500-4,000 soldiers, including Lithuania's national division and NATO allied forces.

"We welcome Poland's willingness to use this training ground. This will allow us to strengthen not only the mutual cooperation of our Armed Forces, but also the defense of the Suwałki Corridor," the Lithuanian president stressed. - This would be a unique solution in the context of NATO - a joint training ground designed to protect the eastern flank of the alliance".

The Suwalki Corridor, which runs between the Kaliningrad region and Belarus, is a narrow strip of land less than 100 kilometers long, through which Lithuania is connected to the main territory of the European Union, it is called the "Achilles' heel" on NATO's eastern flank.

Nauseda also launched an initiative to create a joint free trade zone in Suwalki and Lazdijai. According to the Lithuanian president, this will stimulate economic development of the border regions and open access to the markets of both countries, as well as make joint projects in the defense industry attractive and make it easier to attract EU funds for the development of electronics, AI and data center projects.

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