Lithuanian border guards detained 11 citizens illegally crossing the border from Belarus in Švenčiai district. The event was ...

FILE - In this undated photo released by the State Border Guard Service, an officer inspects a balloon used to carry cigarettes into Lithuania, because Belarussian smugglers often use them to ferry ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy John Coale said on Thursday ‌he was "getting great progress" in reconciling Russian ally ...

Trump's envoy John Coale reported significant progress in mending relations between Belarus and Lithuania. The countries' ties soured after the 2020 Belarus elections. Dialogue led to the release of ...

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 ...

Whenever the wind blows northwest from Belarus, Lithuania braces for problems. That's when giant white balloons are launched across the border, crates of cheap cigarettes dangling beneath. Over the ...

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 ...

Belarus has routinely forcibly deported political prisoners released from prison, mostly to Lithuania — which is within the ...

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 — 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, ...