FILE PHOTO: Lithuanian army soldiers install razor wire along the border with Belarus, in Druskininkai, Lithuania, July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Janis Laizans
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania said on Monday it would complete a 508-km (315-mile) fence along its border with Belarus by September next year to stop migrants it says are crossing in record numbers orchestrated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have reported major increases in migrants reaching their territory from Belarus and have accused Lukashenko of using them to put pressure on the European Union to lift sanctions against his country.
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