Lithuania temporarily closes multiple checkpoints with Belarus as tension at the border continues
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Multiple checkpoints between Lithuania and Belarus were closed on Aug. 16, 2023, as the tension between the neighboring countries continues to grow.
The decision came as Lithuanians grow increasingly worried about the presence of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries in Belarus.
"The main goal is to temporarily suspend operations at these two points from Aug. 18," Deputy Minister of Transport Agnė Vaiciukeviciūte said, adding that the move offered the possibility of directing officers performing border control checks to other points.
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