{"id":165566,"date":"2025-11-25T15:49:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/165566\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lithuanias-interior-minister-opposes-renewed-border-closure","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/165566\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania\u2019s interior minister opposes renewed border closure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vladislavas_kondratovicius_delfi_domantas_pipas_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vladislavas_kondratovicius_delfi_domantas_pipas_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vladislavas_kondratovicius_delfi_domantas_pipas_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vladislavas_kondratovicius_delfi_domantas_pipas_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vladislavas_kondratovicius_delfi_domantas_pipas_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vladislavas_kondratovicius_delfi_domantas_pipas_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Domantas Pipas \/ Delfi)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovi\u010d has voiced opposition to proposals that Lithuania again close its border with Belarus in response to incursions by cigarette-smuggling weather balloons and an ongoing impasse over stranded Lithuanian trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kondratovi\u010d told <em>Lrytas<\/em> that such a measure is unnecessary for internal security, though he emphasized that the final decision rests with the cabinet. He added that he intends to discuss the issue with the foreign minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On November 24, Vilnius summoned a Belarusian diplomat to deliver a note of protest over what it described as a renewed wave of hybrid attacks. The protest followed unauthorized weather-balloon flights that forced Vilnius International Airport to temporarily restrict air traffic on November 20 and again on November 23\u201324.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lithuania also condemned Minsk\u2019s refusal to release more than 1,200 Lithuanian trucks stranded on Belarusian territory, calling it \u201ca deliberate seizure of property and a gross violation of universally recognized norms of international law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trucks entered Belarus before Lithuania closed the border in late October and remain parked in designated holding areas even after Lithuania reopened the Medininkai\u2013Kamienny \u0141oh and \u0160al\u010dininkai\u2013Bieniakoni checkpoints on November 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, Minsk proposed consultations between the countries\u2019 foreign ministries to create a mechanism ensuring stable border-crossing procedures and preventing future closures. So far, there have been no reports that Vilnius has accepted the proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mid_litva_tv3_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mid_litva_tv3_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mid_litva_tv3_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mid_litva_tv3_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mid_litva_tv3_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mid_litva_tv3_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Lithuania lodges complaint with Belarus over continued hybrid attacks<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 25, Pozirk. The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a Belarusian diplomat yesterday to hand a note of protest over what it called the resumption of hybrid attacks. The ministry informed the Belarusian representative about recent violations of Lithuanian &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/165528\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 25, Pozirk. Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovi\u010d has voiced opposition to proposals that Lithuania again close its border with Belarus in response to incursions by cigarette-smuggling weather balloons and an ongoing impasse over stranded Lithuanian trucks. Kondratovi\u010d told Lrytas that such a measure is unnecessary for internal security, though he emphasized that the final decision [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":117186,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-165566","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lithuania\u2019s interior minister opposes renewed border closure | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 25, Pozirk. 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