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November 16, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka discussed \u201cthe situation at the border of the Union State\u201d in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the evening of November 15, according to the Belarusian ruler\u2019s unofficial Telegram channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conversation took place two days before Warsaw reopens the Ku\u017anica Bia\u0142ostocka\u2013Bruzhi and Bobrowniki\u2013Bierastavica checkpoints for traffic, while Lithuania continues to keep its border closed over incursions by cigarette-smuggling balloons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two leaders are expected to meet in late November at the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit in Bishkek, where they plan to discuss this and other issues in more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka and Putin also talked about Minsk\u2019s proposal to add a third unit to the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant in Astraviec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lithuania shut its last two operating border crossings on October 28 in an effort to pressure Minsk to curb cigarette smuggling carried out with helium weather balloons. The move prompted Warsaw to postpone the reopening of two Polish\u2013Belarusian checkpoints originally scheduled for November 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On October 29, the Lithuanian government decided to keep the border with Belarus closed until November 30 following repeated airspace violations, warning that the closure could be extended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November 16, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka discussed \u201cthe situation at the border of the Union State\u201d in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the evening of November 15, according to the Belarusian ruler\u2019s unofficial Telegram channel. The conversation took place two days before Warsaw reopens the Ku\u017anica Bia\u0142ostocka\u2013Bruzhi and Bobrowniki\u2013Bierastavica checkpoints for traffic, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":70772,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-164312","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u0141uka\u0161enka, Putin hold phone call days before Poland reopens border checkpoints | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 16, Pozirk. 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