Hundreds of trucks queue at EU border crossings

Hundreds of heavy trucks are currently waiting to enter the European Union at border crossings with Lithuania, Belarusian authorities said.

The State Border Committee of Belarus noted that about 370 trucks are lined up at checkpoints on the Lithuanian border, Caliber.Az reports, citing Belarusian media.

“Some 370 heavy trucks are waiting to enter Lithuania at the Medininkai checkpoint (adjacent to Kamenny Log) and the Shalchininkai checkpoint (adjacent to Benyakoni). Over the weekend, the neighboring side processed only 26% of the standard number of trucks,” the committee said.

The agency also reported delays at the Belarus–Poland border. As of 10:00 a.m., around 80 passenger cars were waiting to enter Poland at the Terespol checkpoint, which corresponds to the Brest crossing on the Belarusian side.

By Vafa Guliyeva