{"id":53002,"date":"2023-12-03T16:08:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T13:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=53002"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"growing-belarusian-diaspora-may-pose-security-threats-to-lithuania-official","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/53002\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Belarusian diaspora may pose security threats to Lithuania \u2013 official"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1465037-339351-756x425-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1465037-339351-756x425-1.jpg 638w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1465037-339351-756x425-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(lrt.lt)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 3, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Opposition activists make up only a small part of the Belarusian diaspora in Lithuania, Darius Jauni\u0161kis, head of Lithuania&#8217;s State Security Department, has told <em>lrt.lt<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eighty percent of Belarusians currently living in Lithuania are economic migrants who regularly travel to Belarus and may be recruited by Belarusian special services thus creating security risks for Lithuania, he noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian security services have stepped up their activities in Lithuania since 2020 as Lithuania has been supporting the pro-democracy forces and the opposition in every possible way, Jauni\u0161kis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian authorities are also reportedly recruiting Lithuanian nationals during interrogations and phone checks at the border even though recruitment of this type is less intense than with Belarusians, the official noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recruitment via social media should not be underestimated, he warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, more than 60,000 Belarusians live in Lithuania. This figure might grow to 100,000 by 2025 if the migration trends persist. Lithuania will soon have to decide whether Belarusians should be subjected to the same restrictions as Russians, its security chief noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the spring of 2023, the Lithuanian Seimas adopted a package of national sanctions that made it more difficult to enter the country and restricted the rights of visitors, especially those from Russia. After a heated debate, Belarusians were excluded from most of the restrictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 3, Pozirk. Opposition activists make up only a small part of the Belarusian diaspora in Lithuania, Darius Jauni\u0161kis, head of Lithuania&#8217;s State Security Department, has told lrt.lt. Eighty percent of Belarusians currently living in Lithuania are economic migrants who regularly travel to Belarus and may be recruited by Belarusian special services thus creating security [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-53002","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Growing Belarusian diaspora may pose security threats to Lithuania \u2013 official | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 3, Pozirk. 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