Operation Weserübung's effects on Sweden became strategically encircled by the German-Soviet pact. Since the Baltic states; Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; had been forced to accept "limited" Soviet forces on their soil, in the autumn of 1939, they were de facto more or less in a state of occupation. For Sweden and Finland, this meant that the only possible trade route to nations other than Germany and the Soviet Union, was through Petsamo harbour, in the far north of Finland. This seriously hampered the supply situation in both these nations. It also meant that an invasion of Sweden could be launched from almost any direction. Sweden
Belarus–Latvia border Belarus–Latvia border The Belarus–Latvia border is of length 172.912 km. In spans from the tripoint with Lithuania to the tripoint with Russia. The current border between the republics of Belarus (CIS member) and Latvia (EU member) was established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and confirmed by an agreement of February 21, 1994 about the establishment of the border, finalized on April 10, 2013 in the agreement about the functioning of the border. For about 16.6 km the border runs along the Daugava River. It also crosses the Lake Rychy and an island in the lake. The May 10,