Belarus reacts sharply to the neighbor's movement. “This is provocation”

In short

• Lithuania closed border crossings with Belarus after incidents with weather balloons.

• Belarus considered Lithuania's actions as provocation and warned against further restrictions.

• The Minister of Belarus indicated the activities of organized smuggling gangs in Lithuania.

• Lithuania identified balloon incidents as a hybrid attack and announced decisive military action.

Lithuania on Monday, she closed the border crossing points with Belarus. This is simply a reaction to fresh incidents related to use of meteorological balloons. On the night of Saturday to Sunday due to this it took a fewer hours to close the airport in Vilnius.

Minsk He reacted to the neighbor. The Minister of abroad Affairs has spoken about the matter. – This is any kind of provocation.. If individual needs to find a reason to justify their rhetoric to any action against Belarus, against Russia, yet besides against its citizens, it will find specified reasons," he said Maxim Ryżenkov.

Tension on the Lithuania-Belarus line. Minister responded to Vilnius' movement

The Belarusian minister explained that "balloons smuggling cigarettes have always flown". - specified smugglers are sure. But the interesting thing is, No notes were sent to us (protestation – ed.) – added Ryzenkov.

According to a close associate Alaksandra Lukashenka Lithuania “organised gang” works"which uses contraband for profit". “It is precisely this category that the Lithuanian government should deal with.”

Maxim Ryzenkov warned against further hostile actions against his country by Lithuania. As he noted, the question is "to complete transit to the Kaliningrad region" or "further restrictions on aircraft flight".

Lithuania accuses Belarus of "hybrid attack". A fresh Mission for the Army

– Today, we decided to take the strictest measures, there is no another way – she gave Ruginiene at a press conference. The head of the Lithuanian government informed that the military will take all measures essential to halt balloons. She didn't regulation out the usage of kinetics to shoot them down.

– We consult and communicate with our allies and neighbours, Poland and Latvia. All our actions are coordinated with them, we are not a separate state, we are part NATO and the EU – noted the Lithuanian Prime Minister.

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