The Lithuanian government has decided to temporarily close two border crossing points with Belarus starting August 18.
On August 16, the government decided to temporarily close the checkpoints near the villages of Šumskas and Tvereciūs. Currently, mostly passenger cars and empty trucks pass through these points.
Earlier, the head of the customs department, Darius Zvironas, said that the closure of these points would not affect the movement of goods across the border with Belarus.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has previously admitted that Lithuania and its neighbors could close the border with Belarus in the event of a tense security situation.
At the same time, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonite noted that the closure of more than two checkpoints on the border with Belarus without coordination with the neighbors could have negative consequences for them.
What is known about the reasons for the closure of the border with Belarus
Latvia has canceled vacations for border guards due to the threat from Belarus.
Poland has announced that it will deploy an additional several thousand troops to the border with Belarus, bringing the total number of troops there to about 10,000. Poland and countries
The Baltics are concerned about the situation at the border after hundreds of mercenaries from the Wagner PMC arrived in Belarus last month at the invitation of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko.
