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August 19, <\/strong>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>Lithuania\u2019s State Security Department (VSD) will carry out an additional review to vet newly appointed Lithuanian Airports board member Aleksandr Lanetsky amid concerns about his possible links to Russia and Belarus, LRT <\/em>reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transport Minister Juras Taminskas requested an urgent probe after new revelations about Lanetsky, who had passed the initial national-security screening, raised questions about his suitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to LRT, <\/em>Lanetsky had publicly echoed Kremlin narratives, referring to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine as a \u201cspecial military operation\u201d and describing the self-proclaimed \u201cLuhansk People\u2019s Republic\u201d as a territory with an \u201cunclear legal status.\u201d He also reportedly characterized the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk as \u201cneutral toward Belarus,\u201d a view at odds with Lithuania\u2019s official stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On May 23, 2021, Belarusian security forces cited a false bomb threat to divert the Ryanair aircraft en route from Athens to Vilnius and arrest journalist Raman Pratasievi\u010d and Russian national Sofiya Sapega. Both were convicted in Belarus, but pardoned and released later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August 19, Pozirk. Lithuania\u2019s State Security Department (VSD) will carry out an additional review to vet newly appointed Lithuanian Airports board member Aleksandr Lanetsky amid concerns about his possible links to Russia and Belarus, LRT reported on Wednesday. Transport Minister Juras Taminskas requested an urgent probe after new revelations about Lanetsky, who had passed the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":200536,"template":"","rubric":[30,15],"class_list":["post-200554","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLithuania\u2019s security agency to screen airport executive for Russia and Belarus ties | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 19, Pozirk. 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