Atkielski, the ice cream vendor, agreed. He’s voting for candidates from the coalition of pro-EU parties led by Tusk, adding that many people in the northeast might do the same, shunning the traditional right-wing loyalties. He complained the fear-mongering in the region was hurting the locals’ livelihood. 

That broader region has a name to conjure with: the Suwałki Gap, long cast as one of the most dangerous potential flashpoints of a war between Russia and the West. Since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, some analysts suggested this part of…