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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuras Karmanu

Lukashenko threatens to take 1,000 trucks at border

Alexander Lukashenko
  • Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has threatened to confiscate over 1,000 Lithuanian lorries currently stranded within his country.
  • This warning follows Lithuania's closure of two border crossings with Belarus on 29 October, citing repeated incursions by weather balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes that disrupted air traffic.
  • Lithuanian officials interpret these disruptions as part of broader anti-Western activities orchestrated by Russia-allied Belarus to undermine regional stability.
  • Lukashenko denounced Lithuania's border closure as a 'mad scam' and a 'hybrid war', demanding the full reopening of the border to prevent the seizure of the vehicles.
  • The tensions occur amidst heightened European alert over drone intrusions into NATO airspace, with Lukashenko indicating he would discuss the border issue with Washington.

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

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