{"id":4137,"date":"2023-09-05T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=4137"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lithuanias-president-sealing-borders-with-belarus-no-longer-relevant","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/4137\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania&#8217;s president: sealing borders with Belarus no longer relevant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 5,\u00a0<em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0The potential closure of borders to Belarus is losing its relevance as the situation with Wagner fighters is stabilizing, Lithuanian President Gitanas Naus\u0117da told\u00a0<em>LRT<\/em>\u00a0on September 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The death of the Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin could have caused some discord among mercenaries, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naus\u0117da added that he did not have any confirmation that Wagner fighters were involved in any efforts to destabilize Belarus&#8217; neighbors,&nbsp;<em>BNS<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bns.lt\/topic\/1911\/news\/69466931\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Union&#8217;s response should be consistent with the situation, he stressed, adding that &#8220;nobody wants to close the borders again.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 18, Lithuania closed the \u0160umskas and Tvere\u010dius checkpoints at the border with Belarus, citing the lack of equipment for scanning truck trailers and security concerns, including Wagner mercenaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 28, interior ministers of Poland and the Baltic States agreed on criteria to close their borders with Belarus. 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