Sky News by Siobhan Robbins 10/30/2022
The concern is if President Vladimir Putin ever decided to escalate the war in Ukraine, Russian troops stationed at both ends of the Suwalki Gap could push in from the east and west simultaneously, potentially isolating Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia from the rest of NATO.
In the south-western corner of Lithuania, in the town of Vistytis, they know their enemy well.
On the other side of the border is the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
The area around the wire fence separating the two territories is highly sensitive, and we are told we can only film with an official escort.
A few metres away, we can clearly see the huts and buildings that make up the Russian border post.
It's so close that in the summer, locals say they can hear the guards on the other side singing.
The border post sits at the far end of an area known as the Suwalki Gap.
Previously referred to as "the most dangerous place on earth" and "NATO's Achilles' heel", it's a stretch of around 60 miles (96.56 km) on the borders of Lithuania and Poland.
It is also the shortest land route between Russian ally, Belarus, and Russian territory in Kaliningrad.
The concern is if President Vladimir Putin ever decided to escalate the war in Ukraine, Russian troops stationed at both ends of the Suwalki Gap could push in from the east and west simultaneously, potentially isolating Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia from the rest of NATO.
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https://news.sky.com/story/lithuania-is-readying-itself-to-retaliate-with-full-force-to-any-potential-russian-attack-12734167
