Lithuania: Closing border with Belarus is Latvia's election-driven policy

Lithuanian Prime Minister Šiņkevičius directly linked Latvia's initiative to close bus traffic with Belarus to upcoming elections:

Latvia will hold elections in October, so there are likely many different political topics and proposals emerging now.

He also emphasized that Lithuanian intelligence does not see threats from Belarus.

Latvian politicians find it easier to identify an external enemy than explain to voters Ukrainian drone attacks, budget holes, corruption, or children entrusted to military personnel who can't read or write.