https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suwa%C5%82ki_Gap
The Suwałki Gap is a sparsely populated region in the north-eastern corner of Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship.This hilly area, one of the coldest in Poland, is located on the western margins of the East European Plain.It is crossed by numerous river valleys and deep lakes (such as Hańcza and Wigry), and its vast swathes are covered by thick forests (including the Augustów Primeval Forest

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/03/nato-must-prepare-to-defend-its-weakest-point-the-suwalki-corridor/
The Suwalki corridor (also known as the Suwalki Gap) separates the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea from Belarus, now host to thousands of Russian troops and soon home to

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/suwalki-gap-russia-belarus-lithuania-sanctions-ukraine/
The Suwałki Gapis a barely 100-kilometre-long stretch of land between Russia's allyBelarus and Kaliningrad - an isolated western pocket of Russia well removed from the rest of the country. Despite its size, the "gap" came into global focuswhen Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea ramped up geopolitical tensions in Europe.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/europe/poland-suwalki-russia-belarus.html
Polish authorities have issued dire warnings that the Suwalki Gap, on Poland's northern border between Russia and Belarus, is under threat. Locals say that is just election-related fear-mongering.

https://www.politico.eu/article/suwalki-gap-russia-war-nato-lithuania-poland-border/
The Suwałki Gap is a narrow corridor between Belarus and Kaliningrad that could be a target of a Russian invasion in a war with NATO. The article explores the risks, the defenses and the history of this strategic area in Eastern Europe.

https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/07/myths-and-misconceptions-around-russian-military-intent/myth-2-suwalki-gap-matters
A 2022 Foreign Policy essay claimed that the Suwałki Gap is 'NATO's weakest point'. Time Magazine called it Europe's 'most vulnerable stretch of land'. NBC News ran a story titled 'Why the Suwalki Gap Keeps Top US General in Europe Up at Night' - the general being former US Army Europe commander Ben Hodges. Security experts

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66410230
The border between Poland and Lithuania is a line called the Suwalki Gap. This 60-mile (95km) strip of land is also the link between Belarus and the heavily-fortified Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/09/28/nato-used-to-fret-over-russias-threat-against-the-suwalki-gap-the-threat-is-now-smaller-th
What made the Suwalki Gap so dangerous? The Suwałki Gap is the only land corridor that connects the Baltic States with other NATO members. It is a narrow stretch of land which in the event of

https://time.com/4675758/suwalki-gap-europe-photos/
The Suwalki Gap is a narrow piece of land connecting NATO member states Poland and Lithuania. Russian missiles from Kaliningrad could block eastern Poland and the Baltic States from NATO support.

https://www.ft.com/content/7399ad1b-c50b-4cda-a2de-8edca9f85429
Known as the Suwałki Gap, the 100km border between the two Nato countries is bookended by Kaliningrad, the Russian semi-exclave, and Belarus, the close military ally of Moscow, at either end. If

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/nato-s-vulnerable-link-in-europe-poland-s-suwalki-gap/
The Suwalki Gap is a narrow strip of land connecting Poland and Lithuania that could be a target of Russian aggression. The region has a history of Polish-Lithuanian disputes, a Lithuanian minority, and a Russian military presence in Kaliningrad.

https://theloop.ecpr.eu/is-the-suwalki-corridor-the-most-dangerous-place-on-earth/
The second main argument for labelling Suwałki the ' most dangerous place on earth' is the ease with which Russia could seize it. Russian capture of Suwałki might de facto delegitimise NATO by incapacitating it as security provider for the Baltic countries. At first glance, this long strip of land may indeed appear an easy military target.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/suwalki-gap.htm
Lithuania imposed EU sanctions on goods to and from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, sparking Russian threats of military action. The Suwalki Gap is a strategic land corridor between Poland and Lithuania, and a potential flashpoint for conflict in the region.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/explainer-suwalki-gap-and-lithuania-russia-face-off-over-kaliningrad/
The Suwałki Gap is a narrow 70-km long stretch of land connecting Kaliningrad and Belarus. For years it has been dubbed NATO's Achilles Heel. The current rail transit via the Suwałki Gap

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/why-suwalki-gap-keeps-top-u-s-general-europe-night-n469471
A map showing the location of the Suwalki Gap. Russia's detached Kaliningrad province — which is about 200 miles from the country's border — can be seen just north of Poland and southwest of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suwa%C5%82ki
To the military planners of NATO, an area of the Lithuania-Poland border area is known as the Suwałki Gap because it represents a military difficulty. It is a flat narrow piece of land, a gap, that is between Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad exclave and that connects the three NATO-member Baltic States to Poland and the rest of NATO

https://www.newsweek.com/nato-suwalki-gap-russia-lithuania-wagner-1839146
Lithuania, Poland, and other NATO nations close to Russia and Belarus are bolstering defense and "deterrence posture on the Eastern flank," including protection for the contentious Suwałki Gap

https://theweek.com/news/world-news/europe/957285/suwalki-gap-how-could-spark-war
published 7 July 2022. It has been called "the most dangerous place on Earth", said Der Stern (Hamburg). Spanning 40 miles as the crow flies, the Suwalki Gap is a corridor of land, running

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/29/europe/wagner-poland-suwalki-intl/index.html
More than 100 troops from the Russian mercenary group Wagner are moving towards a thin strip of land between Poland and Lithuania, Poland's prime minister says, who warned they could pose as

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/suwalki-gap-40-mile-line-nato-ready-go-war-russia-over-52172
The Suwalki Gap is a 40-mile-wide corridor between Poland and Lithuania that could be a target of a Russian invasion of the Baltics. Learn how NATO has deployed multinational battalions and other measures to deter Moscow from attacking the region.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/14/has-the-vulnerable-location-of-suwalki-gap-made-life-dangerous
Suwałki Gap and Vilnius, Lithuania - In Vištytis, in southwestern Lithuania, the atmosphere is tranquil. But this small sleepy town, home to verdant meadows, a lake, and quaint cottages, has

https://apnews.com/article/lithuania-poland-russia-suwalki-gap-drill-6bca1b620915a172448fda10a20fd9d9
1 of 10 | . Poland's President Andrej Duda speaks during a joint media conference with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda during the Lithuanian-Polish Brave Griffin 24/II military exercise near the Suwalki Gap close to the Polish border at the Dirmiskes village, Alytus district west of the capital Vilnius in Lithuania on Friday, April 26, 2024.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania%E2%80%93Poland_border
NATO troops during the Operation Dragoon Ride at the Lithuania-Poland border in 2015. To the military planners of NATO, the border area is known as the Suwałki Gap (named after the nearby town of Suwałki) because it represents a military difficulty.It is a flat narrow piece of land, a gap, that is between Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad exclave and that connects the three NATO-member

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-s-hybrid-war-opens-a-second-front-on-nato-s-eastern-border/ar-BB1oy9TB
Since the Cold War, a 100 kilometer corridor separating Poland and Lithuania known as the Suwalki Gap has been considered a strategic choke point in any conflict scenario. Sandwiched between