Lithuania Plans Indefinite Closure Of Belarus Border Crossings
October 31, 2025
2:18 am
After repeated airspace disruptions caused by suspected smuggler balloons, Lithuanian government prepares to shut its Belarus border crossings indefinitely.
Lithuania has announced plans to indefinitely close its border crossings with Belarus following a series of airspace disruptions caused by suspected smuggler balloons drifting across the frontier.
Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said the decision was being prepared after three consecutive evenings of air traffic suspensions at Vilnius Airport — the nation’s busiest hub — due to unidentified objects believed to be carrying contraband. The incidents, which occurred on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 24, 25, 26, 2025, forced temporary airport closures,
