Indeed, the American embassy in Belarus did publish an alert recommending that American citizens leave Belarusian territory on Monday, August 21. This alert was published on account X (formerly Twitter) of the Embassy.
Lithuania, a member country of the Atlantic Alliance, intends to respond to the growing tensions with its neighbors, including Belarus, which Vilnius accuses of provocations.
This decision is also motivated by the fight against smuggling, the other four crossing points being equipped with X-ray detection systems, unlike the other two closed on Friday. “The Lithuanian authorities are using any pretext to prevent the movement not only of goods, but also to reduce the flow of Lithuanians traveling” to Belarus, had denounced Minsk.
According to Lithuanian public radioan adviser to the president clarified on Monday that at present the closing of other posts is not ” necessary “. Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite added that the country could close other posts in the event of incidents, but would only do so “jointly with other neighbors to the west of Belarus.
Recently, Lithuania and Poland erected fences along their borders and Warsaw plans to deploy 10,000 troops there, fearing not only fighters from the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, now based in Belarus, but also a new influx of migrants to the European Union.
Paul