Lithuania Closes Border With Belarus
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Lithuania accuses Belarus and Russia of a "deliberate escalation of hybrid warfare" as balloons shut down major airport.
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.
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Nato scrambles fighter jets after Russian planes violate Lithuania’s airspace in ‘blatant breach’
The encroachment comes after several alleged Russian airspace violations in Estonia, Poland, Romania and Denmark
Lithuania's Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said on Monday her country will begin to shoot down smuggler balloons crossing the border from Belarus, which have repeatedly interrupted the Baltic nation's air traffic.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said Thursday that Russian military aircraft violated Lithuania’s airspace, calling the incursion a blatant breach of the country’s sovereignty and international law.