Lithuania closes border with Belarus
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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.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė has described the response of her country's military and NATO to the latest Russian airspace violation as correct and appropriate. "The armed forces have really shown that they are making difficult decisions here ...
Balloons packed with smuggled cigarettes keep drifting into Lithuania from Belarus, causing travel chaos. Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said at a press conference today that the Baltic country will shoot down the balloons and close the borders.
Lithuania's parliament has confirmed Inga Ruginienė as prime minister-designate following the collapse of the previous government last month over a corruption scandal. Inga RuginienėEPA/OLGA POSASKOVA/LITHUANIAN SEIMAS OFFICE Ruginienė, who was social ...
Lithuania's parliament elected a former labour union leader and relative political newcomer as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday, weeks after her predecessor resigned following investigations into his business dealings. Lawmakers approved Inga ...