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Lithuania Rejects Belarus Talks Amid Border Tensions

11/12/2025

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Lithuania's foreign minister rejected talks with Belarus about border reopening after President Alexander Lukashenko ordered negotiations.
Lithuania closed two border crossings on October 29 due to weather balloon incursions carrying contraband.
Lukashenko called the closure a "mad scam" and threatened to seize more than 1,000 stranded trucks.
Lithuania will reopen the border only if balloon incursions cease and the trucks can return.

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Lithuania's foreign minister rejected talks with Belarus about border reopening after President Alexander Lukashenko ordered negotiations.
Lithuania closed two border crossings on October 29 due to weather balloon incursions carrying contraband.
Lukashenko called the closure a "mad scam" and threatened to seize more than 1,000 stranded trucks.
Lithuania will reopen the border only if balloon incursions cease and the trucks can return.