Why is there a land between two countries belonging to neither of the two?? What!!.

Just learnt about Kaliningrad which is russian but located between Lithuania and Poland. 

I'm sure if I do some historical research, there'll be an explanation that makes sense but still!

Look into "Bir Tawil", the land between Egypt and Sudan that no one wants to claim.

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Oh wow. Seems this is a common theme. Will check this out as well

Look into "Bir Tawil", the land between Egypt and Sudan that no one wants to claim.

https://sovereignlimits.com/blog/egypt-sudan-land-boundary

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Tis. Russia annexing it was a symbolic move.

I did research it and man. It's really interesting story

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well, we used to interact quite a lot — lots of trips to Poland just for a weekend or to fly somere further via low-cost airlines.
We also imported a lot of stuff — groceries, furniture, etc.
It was easy to go to music concerts in Gdańsk, Warsaw, or Vilnius.
There were lots of regional development programs — renovation, environmental protection, and so on.
When COVID hit, the borders were shut and basically never reopened.
We can still transit through Lithuania by car or train (without the right to stop or get out), but that’s pretty much it.
Planes now have to detour over the sea, since they’re not allowed to fly over Lithuania anymore

Oh lol. I have a million questions but generally how do the countr "interact" with the neighbors? Or do you just not

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It's not really "hijacked". It's more like none of the other nations wanted to claim it because it's already more populated by russians. They could've integrated with any of the nearby countries if those countries wanted