Latvia has suspended the operation of the only checkpoint with Belarus

Latvia has stopped passing vehicles through the only open checkpoint on the border with Belarus. This was announced by the Belarusian customs on March 16.

"The adjacent side from 14:00 (coincides with Moscow time. — Ed.) stopped registering vehicles passing through the Grigorovshchyna checkpoint, the only one open in the Belarusian-Latvian direction," the Telegram channel says.

The Latvian side has installed special protective shields. It is specified that the movement of vehicles was stopped both at the entrance to Belarus and at the exit from the republic.

According to customs, there are currently no queues, the Newspaper clarifies.Ru». In addition, the ministry stressed that "the current situation may provoke a reverse picture."

On July 10, 2024, Poland stopped the passage of trucks from Belarus through the checkpoint "Kukuryki" - "Kozlovichi". Prior to that, on June 22, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that the country was considering the possibility of completely closing the border with Belarus.