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(MENAFN) Belarus announced on Monday that more than 1,100 trucks remain stuck at its border with Lithuania following a unilateral closure imposed by Vilnius.

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(MENAFN) Belarus reported on Monday that more than 1,100 trucks remain stuck at its border with Lithuania following a unilateral closure by Vilnius.

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(MENAFN) Lithuania’s Foreign Minister, Kestutis Budrys, has rejected engaging in border negotiations under conditions set by Belarus, following an order from President Alexander Lukashenko to initiate talks with Lithuanian officials. “I don’t...

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(MENAFN) Lithuania’s president has expressed doubts about the effectiveness of U.S. efforts to sway Belarus away from Moscow through intensified diplomacy. "This is how the United States is trying to separate Belarus from Russia, and I think we...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump unveiled Sunday his nomination of attorney John Coale as special envoy to Belarus, crediting him with orchestrating the freedom of 100 detained individuals. "I am pleased to announce that John Coale, Esq., known...

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(MENAFN) Lithuania has announced plans to indefinitely close its border with Belarus and to authorize its military to shoot down balloons that enter its airspace, following a series of recent incursions, according to reports on Monday.

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(MENAFN) Lithuania's Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene declared Monday that the nation will indefinitely seal its frontier with Belarus and authorize military forces to destroy any balloons breaching its airspace, responding to four separate...

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday denounced Lithuania’s decision to shut its border with Belarus indefinitely, calling it a “crazy scam.” The move came a day after Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene announced...

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(MENAFN) NATO continues to maintain a significant forward military presence along Russia’s borders, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said, citing a surge in the bloc’s reconnaissance and training operations.

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ESET has released its latest advanced persistent threat (APT) report, covering the period from April through September 2025. China-aligned APT groups continued to advance Beijing’s geopolitical objectives, increasing the use of the...

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(MENAFN) Lithuania has announced plans to indefinitely close its border with Belarus and authorize the military to shoot down any balloons entering its airspace, after a series of aerial incursions disrupted air travel and border operations over...

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(MENAFN) North Korea’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, is set to travel to Russia and Belarus, according to state reports.

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(MENAFN) On Monday, Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene announced plans to indefinitely close the country’s border with Belarus and take immediate action against any balloons violating its airspace.

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(MENAFN) North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is set to visit Russia and Belarus at the invitation of their respective foreign ministries, according to reports from state media on Sunday.

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(MENAFN) North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is scheduled to travel to Russia and Belarus, according to reports from state media on Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Lithuania closed its two largest airports and sealed border crossings with Belarus on Friday after helium weather balloons entered its airspace for a third time this month.

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(MENAFN) Lithuania took decisive action on Friday, closing its two largest airports and sealing its border crossings with Belarus after a third incident this month involving helium weather balloons entering Lithuanian airspace.

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(MENAFN) Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene has threatened to shut the country’s border with Belarus following reports of balloons carrying contraband cigarettes crossing into Lithuanian territory, according to local media. “If such balloons...

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(MENAFN) Polish President Karol Nawrocki has authorized the deployment of military forces to the country’s borders with Germany and Lithuania, intensifying Warsaw’s response to a sharp rise in illegal migration.