{"id":166241,"date":"2025-11-30T14:47:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T11:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/166241\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lithuania-appeals-to-eu-for-help-in-returning-trucks-from-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/166241\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania appeals to EU for help in returning trucks from Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 30,<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<em>Pozirk<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Lithuania has appealed to the European Union for help in returning the trucks stranded in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vilnius also asked the EU to initiate new sanctions on Belarus, including officials suspected of failure to crack down on cigarette smugglers sending shipments by weather balloons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Lithuania reopened two border crossings on November 20, Vilnius International Airport suspended operations four times over illegal flights by weather balloons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk insists on a meeting of diplomats to sort out contentious issues, but Vilnius sticks to its ban on official contacts with the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka regime introduced after the disputed 2020 presidential election in Belarus.<\/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\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_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 reports a rise in irregular migration amid tensions with Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 30,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;As sparks fly between Minsk and Vilnius, Lithuanian border guards report a sharp rise in attempts by third-country migrants to cross from Belarus into the European Union. 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