On January 22, 2024, Lithuania and Poland announced plans to step up military cooperation, including holding joint military exercises in the Suwalki Gap, a strategically sensitive 100-kilometer land strip bordering the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda told reporters that they will organize joint exercises and look for additional forms of cooperation to strengthen military mobility and readiness. Polish President Andrzej Duda expressed enthusiasm for conducting these exercises likely in April 2024. He also emphasized the importance of the Suwalki Gap for European security and outlined recent Polish efforts to restore defense capabilities and strengthen military presence and border protection in eastern Poland, including in Bartoszyce and Grajewo. The last joint exercise between the two countries occurred in July 2023 in Klaipėda. This initiative responds to heightened security concerns in the region stemming from Russia's proximity and regional tensions.

On January 22, 2024, Lithuania and Poland announced plans to step up military cooperation, including holding joint military exercises in the Suwalki Gap, a strategically sensitive 100-kilometer land strip bordering the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda told reporters that they will organize joint exercises and look for additional forms of cooperation to strengthen military mobility and readiness. Polish President Andrzej Duda expressed enthusiasm for conducting these exercises likely in April 2024. He also emphasized the importance of the Suwalki Gap for European security and outlined recent Polish efforts to restore defense capabilities and strengthen military presence and border protection in eastern Poland, including in Bartoszyce and Grajewo. The last joint exercise between the two countries occurred in July 2023 in Klaipėda. This initiative responds to heightened security concerns in the region stemming from Russia's proximity and regional tensions.