Balloons, trucks, and fake police officers: Tensions between Lithuania and Belarus are escalating

Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025

Der Standard

Tensions rise between Lithuania and Belarus over smuggling balloons, leading to a state of emergency in Lithuania.

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Tensions are rising between Lithuania and Belarus due to further incidents involving smuggling balloons, leading the Baltic country to declare a state of emergency. Minsk has dismissed these accusations, with Alexander Lukashenko stating that Vilnius is exaggerating unnecessarily. Additionally, truck protests were held outside the Lithuanian parliament demanding the government retrieve all trucks from Belarus.

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