{"id":1483,"date":"2023-08-16T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1483"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lithuania-postpones-checkpoint-closures-to-august-18","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1483\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania postpones checkpoint closures to August 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 16,&nbsp;<em>BPN.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Lithuanian lawmakers have set the closure of&nbsp;two checkpoints at the border with Belarus for&nbsp;August 18,&nbsp;<em>BNS&nbsp;<\/em>reported. The decision is linked to concerns about Belarus-based Wagner mercenaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (VSAT) announced last week that the \u0160umskas and Tvere\u010dius crossings would&nbsp;be closed on August 15, but the move has been been postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shutdown will not &#8220;fundamentally&#8221; affect the traffic of&nbsp;vehicles&nbsp;and cargoes across&nbsp;the border, Lithuanian Deputy Transport Minister Agn\u0117 Vaiciukevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic would be redirected to Medininkai, a key crossing equipped with an X-ray control system. Travelers can&nbsp;also use three other checkpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian State Border Committee&nbsp;denounced the decision as &#8220;unfriendly.&#8221; It will&nbsp;result in longer queues &#8220;not only in the Lithuanian sector,&#8221; it&nbsp;said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 16,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;Lithuanian lawmakers have set the closure of&nbsp;two checkpoints at the border with Belarus for&nbsp;August 18,&nbsp;BNS&nbsp;reported. The decision is linked to concerns about Belarus-based Wagner mercenaries. The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (VSAT) announced last week that the \u0160umskas and Tvere\u010dius crossings would&nbsp;be closed on August 15, but the move has been been postponed. 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