Lithuania to reopen Belarus border after balloon incidents


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  • Thursday, 20 Nov 2025

A view of Belarus-Lithuania border mark poles in Kurmelionys, Lithuania January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, ending a closure imposed in response to airspace disruptions by smugglers' balloons, the Baltic republic said on Wednesday.

The two border crossings are due to reopen on Thursday, the prime minister's spokesperson said.

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