Lithuania extends closure of Belarus border crossings
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Lithuania’s prime minister says her country has drawn up plans to shut its border crossings with Belarus indefinitely, with some exemptions.
Lithuania’s two border crossings with Belarus, at Medininkai and Šalčininkai, were losed for several hours as a result of each of the balloon incidents before being reopened.
Lithuania accuses Belarus and Russia of a "deliberate escalation of hybrid warfare" as balloons shut down major airport.