Suwalki gap

English

Map showing Russia (Kaliningrad), Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania

Alternative forms

• Suwalki Gap, Suwałki gap, Suwałki Gap

Etymology

Named after the Polish town Suwałki.

Proper noun

the Suwalki gap

1. The strip of NATO-controlled territory along the Polish–Lithuanian border, separating Russia (Kaliningrad) from its ally Belarus.
   • 2024 April 24, Helene Cooper, “NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     And on the A4 autobahn in eastern Germany, a U.S. Army captain and his Macedonian counterpart rushed toward the Suwalki Gap — the place many war planners predict will be the flashpoint for a NATO war with Russia — hoping the overheated radiator on their Stryker armored combat vehicle wouldn’t kill the engine.

Translations

gap between Kaliningrad and Belarus

• Belarusian: Сувальскі калідор m (Suvalʹski kalidór)
• German: Suwalki-Lücke f
• Lithuanian: Suvalkų koridorius m
• Polish: przesmyk suwalski (pl) m, korytarz suwalski m
• Russian: Сувалкский коридор m (Suvalkskij koridor)
• Spanish: corredor de Suwalki m
• Ukrainian: Сувальський коридор m (Suvalʹsʹkyj korydor)

Further reading

• Suwałki Gap on Wikipedia.Wikipedia