VILNIUS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - European Union member state Lithuania will close its border with Belarus if smuggler balloons enter from the neighbouring country again, Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said ...

VILNIUS, Nov 19 (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 ...

Lithuania threatened to close its border with Belarus indefinitely in response to smugglers’ balloons repeatedly disrupting the country’s air traffic, as tensions remain high on NATO’s eastern flank.

Lithuania has closed its border with Belarus following “constant violations” of its airspace, the country’s foreign ministry announced Monday, at a time when European nations are on high alert for ...