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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Yuras Karmanau

Tension mounts in Belarus as leader plans to seize 1,000 trucks at closed border

The authoritarian leader of Belarus has issued a stark warning, threatening to seize more than 1,000 Lithuanian lorries currently stranded within his country.

This escalation follows the recent closure of two border crossings by Lithuania, a member of both Nato and the European Union.

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