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Beyond rail freight, roughly 10,000 Belarusian truck drivers employed by Polish companies find themselves stranded, unable to cross into Poland to return home or resume work. Critical shipments—including pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, and other time-sensitive goods—have come to a halt, magnifying the economic fallout and impacting consumers and businesses alike.
Countries attempting to reroute shipments through neighboring borders such as Lithuania and Latvia face their own strains, as these smaller border points grapple with increased pressure and uncertain openness. The indefinite nature of the closure leaves countless businesses in limbo, without clarity on when normal trade will resume.