Hauliers say up to 90% of their fleets are stranded and warn some firms may go bankrupt. Vilnius has declared a state of emergency amid escalating tensions with Minsk, including repeated airspace violations by smugglers launching balloons. Belarus, a key transit route to Asia, is ruled by authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko, whose regime is accused of holding more than 1,000 political prisoners, including Polish activist and Sakharov Prize laureate Andrzej Poczobut.
