Lithuania’s Prime Minister, Inga Ruginienė, firmly warned on Thursday that Belarus’ recent behaviour — including repeated airspace intrusion incidents and the detention of Lithuanian trucks — could be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this undated photo released by the State Border Guard Service, an officer inspects a balloon used to carry cigarettes ...

The crossings had been shut in late October for a month, with officials in Vilnius viewing the balloon incidents as a deliberate act by Russia-allied Belarus. The Medininkai and Šalčininkai crossings ...

VILNIUS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Lithuania on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and asked parliament to authorise military support for police and border guards after a wave of smuggler balloons from ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Tensions between Lithuania and Belarus have escalated after meteorological balloons from Belarus forced Lithuania to repeatedly shut down its main airport in the past weeks, ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s government on Tuesday declared a national emergency over security risks posed by meteorological balloons sent from Russia-allied Belarus that have violated its ...

Lithuanian authorities accused Belarus of deliberate disruption after weather balloons directed at Vilnius Airport's runways forced an 11-hour... VILNIUS, Lithuania — Tensions between Lithuania and ...