Russian jets violated NATO airspace over Lithuania for 18 seconds during suspected refueling exercise. Nation's president calls it a breach of international law amid tensions.

Lithuania’s government will keep the country’s two border crossings with Belarus closed for the next month after balloons used to smuggle cigarettes across the frontier brought disruption to the capit

Lithuania accuses Belarus and Russia of a "deliberate escalation of hybrid warfare" as balloons shut down major airport.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says Russian military planes violated Lithuania’s airspace on Thursday evening.

Moscow denied an incursion into Lithuanian airspace after Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said two military aircraft were spotted.

Some 2,000 trucks were stranded Friday in Belarus after Lithuania closed its border in response to recent airspace disruptions, a truckers association said."Around 2,000 trucks are stranded in Belarus,

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman cites Lithuania’s obligations to ensure unhindered transit to and from the Kaliningrad region under 2002 and 2004 Russia-EU agreements - Anadolu Ajansı

Two Russian fighter jets made an 18-second incursion into Lithuanian airspace on Thursday, the country’s armed forces said.

NATO member Lithuania said two Russian military aircraft entered its airspace on Thursday for about 18 seconds, prompting a formal protest and a reaction from NATO forces, while Russia denied the incident.