By Edvardas Špokas, LRT TV, LRT.lt.
After Lithuania closed its border with Belarus in response to what it called a hybrid attack, thousands of lorries ended up stuck on the other side. The Minsk regime is now threatening to confiscate them.
“We are waiting for a decision from the government to allow us to go to Belarus. We have seven semi-trailers stuck in Belarus, seven lorries are standing there, and the drivers are living in their cabs,” said Vitalijus Gigevičius, head of the Kelruva company.
Businesses say they face millions in losses that will have a cascading effect on everyone in the logistics sector, including auxiliary services such as warehousing.
According to Gigevičius, a third of all their work involves Belarus.
“Without that 30 percent, there will be no 70 percent of the work,” he added.
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