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Numbers of weather balloons crossing from Belarus have significantly dropped, the chief of the Lithuanian border agency says.

I first met Linas Linkevičius, then Lithuania’s ambassador to NATO in the late 2000s, in Brussels. Knowing my Estonian background, he joked that Estonians were committed to fighting for the Baltic nations’ freedom until the last Lithuanian fell. Behind the former Foreign Minister’s humour lies a poi...

A weather balloon landed in a military area in Alytus, southern Lithuania, on Tuesday. It is believed that it was carrying smuggled cigarettes from Belarus. On Wednesday, 2 October, another weather balloon was noticed in a military area in Vilnius district.

A weather balloon carrying a black box has been found in the territory of Alytus-based military battalion, southern Lithuania, military police said. The balloon is believed to have taken off from Belarus and used by smugglers. It was detected on Tuesday night.

The Seimas has passed a motion to denounce three international economic agreements with Russia and Belarus.

Lithuania refers the situation in Belarus to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the crimes against humanity committed by the authoritarian regime of Lukashenko, the Ministry of Justice has announced.

Vilnius Regional Court on Friday sentenced Mantas Danielius, resident of Vilnius, to nine years in prison for spying for Belarus.

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says there is a constant effort put in agreeing additional measures to sanction Belarus.

A media campaign against the repressive regime will be launched as the next presidential „elections“ in Belarus approach, says Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, calling the regime of Alyaksandr Lukashenka „one big gulag“.

В минувшие выходные в Вильнюсе прошла конференция „Новая Беларусь“. На ней демократические силы презентовали новых членов Объединенного переходного кабинета. Одна из ключевых ротаций произошла на позиции представителя по вопросам национальной безопасности и обороны - на место Валерия Сахащика пришел...

Lithuania plans to send around 10 border guards to neighbouring Latvia facing a surge in the number of illegal migrants on its Belarusian border, the head of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) says.

A total of 40 foreign nationals tried to cross into Lithuania from Belarus unlawfully over the past three days, from 19 to 21 July, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said. Border guards spotted all of them on Sunday.

Власти Беларуси в одностороннем порядке вводят безвизовый режим для граждан 35 европейских стран. Об этом в среду, 17 июля, сообщил пограничный комитет страны. Решение одобрил правитель Беларуси Александр Лукашенко.

As of July 18, cars with Belarusian registration numbers are not allowed to enter the territory of the European Union. Those that have arrived will have to either leave within six months or be registered in Lithuania, the Customs has announced.

Director of the State Security Department (VSD) Darius Jauniškis warns that the Belarusian regime is prepared to kidnap Lithuanian citizens, news website 15min.lt has reported.

Irregular migrants did not attempt to cross the border from Belarus to Lithuania in the last 3 days, on 28-30 June, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).

President Gitanas Nausėda, together with the leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Poland, has addressed President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel in a letter urging the European Union (EU) to protect its borders with Russia and Belarus, ...

A total of 11 foreign nationals tried to cross into Lithuania from Belarus unlawfully over the past four days, from 21 to 24 June, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said. Border guards spotted ten of them on Monday and one on Sunday.

A man contacted police on Monday as he was climbing up a mobile telecommunications tower in Vilnius, Pilaitė neighbourhood. The police said his life was in danger.

Customs officers at the Medininkai road checkpoint intercepted a car suspected of transporting weapon parts from Belarus.