Belarusian provocations with contraband balloons over Lithuania: European Council reacts
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The European Union has supported Lithuania in connection with regular flights of contraband balloons from Belarus. President of the European Council António Costa assured of full solidarity with the people of Lithuania and called on Belarus to cease hybrid activities.
The European Union expresses support for Lithuania in connection with regular flights of contraband balloons from Belarus. This was reported on the social network X by the President of the European Council, António Costa, informs UNN.
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He assured "full solidarity with the people of Lithuania after the constant and provocative actions of Belarus against the EU and its member states."
This hybrid activity must be stopped, and Belarus must prevent further incidents
He promised that the EU would continue to pressure the Belarusian regime for its complicity in Russia's war against Ukraine and would support the protection of the EU's eastern border.
Context
Earlier, Lithuania called on the EU to impose new sanctions against Belarus after the flight of contraband balloons. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys called this part of the Belarusian regime's hybrid warfare.
Lithuania closed Vilnius airport four times last week after balloons invaded its airspace, and each time temporarily closed border crossings with Belarus in response to these incidents.
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