Figure 1
The map illustrates the region of Kaliningrad (Russia), positioned to the west of Lithuania, which is bordered by Poland to the south. The Baltic Sea is shown in the top-left corner. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania form the northern part of the map, with Vilnius marked as the capital of Lithuania, located near the southern border of the country. South of Lithuania, Belarus is situated centrally within the country with the dotted line marked Minsk. A dark line represents the Suwalki corridor, which spans from Lithuania towards Poland. An arrow labeled “To Moscow” points from Belarus to the east, indicating the direction towards Russia, with an emphasis on the proximity to the Russian capital, Moscow.Russia and the Baltic states