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Lithuania Reopens Border Crossings After Airspace Disruptions

11/22/2025

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Lithuania reopened Medininkai and Šalcininkai crossings with Belarus on November 20, 2025, after closures over airspace disruptions from balloons used for smuggling.
The checkpoints will allow road traffic to resume and ease returning stranded Lithuanian trucks.
The decision followed a decrease in airspace incidents to ensure domestic security.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko criticized the border closure as a 'mad scam' in a broader conflict with the West.

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Lithuania reopened Medininkai and Šalcininkai crossings with Belarus on November 20, 2025, after closures over airspace disruptions from balloons used for smuggling.
The checkpoints will allow road traffic to resume and ease returning stranded Lithuanian trucks.
The decision followed a decrease in airspace incidents to ensure domestic security.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko criticized the border closure as a 'mad scam' in a broader conflict with the West.