Vilnius urges Minsk to refute KGB chief’s allegations

April 26, Pozirk. Lithuania’s foreign ministry has summoned Belarusian chargé d’affaires Jarasłaŭ Chmyl to express a strong protest in connection with April 25 statements by Committee for State Security (KGB) chief Ivan Tertel, who accused Lithuania of being behind an alleged drone attack on Belarus.
Tertel told delegates at the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly the previous day that his agency had prevented drone attacks from Lithuania targeting facilities in Minsk and its surroundings. He did not present any evidence to prove the claim.
“Such statements by representatives of the Belarusian regime have nothing to do with reality,” Vilnius noted, referring to Tertel’s claims as “unsubstantiated insinuations.”
Vilnius demanded that Minsk immediately “refute the disinformation,” noting that Lithuania would take all possible measures to protect its security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
KGB chief says Lithuania attacked Minsk with drones, Vilnius dismisses claim as nonsense
- EconomyBelarusian lawmakers mull simplified citizenship procedure for foreign investorsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- Politics
- Politics, SecurityBelarus’ interior troops hold countersabotage drillThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarusians’ sales of foreign cash exceed purchases by $1.6 billion in 2025The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- EconomyJob openings for foreign workers up 18 percent since late DecemberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyAt least 1,990 NGOs dissolved since August 2020 – LawtrendThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- PoliticsLithuanian army flags hostile information operations by BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarusian envoy discusses high-level visits in EgyptThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja’s aide commends former UK PM Johnson for support of Belarus’ oppositionThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- SocietyBiełavija carries over 2 million passengers in 2025, still half of 2019 levelThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- SocietyNumber of Belarusian expats in Lithuania continues to decreaseThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyLithuanian PM urges trucking companies to sue Minsk over stranded vehiclesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityLithuania prevents 10 entries by undocumented migrants from Belarus on January 6The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- Society



