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Lithuania accuses Belarus, Russia of "deliberate escalation of hybrid warfare" as balloons shut down airport

"Today we have decided to take the strictest measures, there is no other way," Ruginiene told journalists, according to Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT, calling the incidents "hybrid attacks" and s...

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Lithuania shuts border with Belarus over ‘Lukashenko’s hybrid attacks’

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Lithuania draws up plans to shut Belarus border crossings indefinitely after balloon disruptions

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Lithuania says it will shoot down Belarus smuggler balloons disrupting air traffic

Ruginiene called the incidents "hybrid attacks" and said the Belarus border crossings will be closed except for travel by diplomats and by European Union citizens leaving the neighbouring country.

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A front-line NATO ally says balloons from Belarus keep forcing it to close airports

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Lithuania closes border crossings with Belarus indefinitely after balloons violate airspace for 3rd night in row

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Nausėda considers ban on transit of Belarusian goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda considers closing Lithuania’s territory to Belarusian goods bound for Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, TASS reports.

Balloons from Belarus disrupt Lithuanian airport for 2 successive nights and add to tensions

Flights at Lithuania's main airport have been disrupted on two successive nights in the latest of a string of incidents involving suspected sightings of balloons used to smuggle cigarettes from neighboring Belarus.

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Sanction Belarus to avoid 'spiral of escalation' after balloon incursions, Lithuanian FM tells EU

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has called on the European Union to deepen its sanctions against Belarus after a series of cigarette-smuggling balloon incursions into the country's airspace.

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Lithuanian President proposes long-term closure of border with Belarus and restrictions on transit to Kaliningrad

Amid concerns over the potential smuggling of contraband using Belarusian meteorological balloons, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has proposed closing the border with Belarus for an extended period and restricting transit to Russia’s Kaliningrad.