VILNIUS, Lithuania—Lithuania has ordered its border guards to turn away, by force if needed, migrants attempting to enter the Baltic country as the rapidly growing number of immigrants illegally crossing from neighboring Belarus has emerged as a major foreign policy issue to the small European Union nation. The Interior Ministry distributed a video footage shot…
EU Says Sanctions an Option to Tackle Belarus People Smugglers
BRUSSELS—The European Union will consider sanctions against people smugglers and those involved in human trafficking to address a surge in “irregular” border crossings from Belarus, the bloc’s top diplomat on Friday said. Lithuania, an EU member state, has reported an uptick in illegal border crossings from neighboring Belarus and accused Minsk of flying in migrants…
Factory in China Explodes Due to Floodwater
A record-breaking rainstorm hits China. Collapsed streets, flooded subway stations, deaths, and injuries have all been revealed through social media. An explosion ignites at a metal factory in central China after river water flooded the facility, getting into high-temperature solution inside a metal alloy tank. July 20 marks 22 years since the Chinese Communist Party…
Taiwan, Lithuania Ties Grow Despite Pressure From Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan will exchange representative offices with Lithuania, the self-governed island said Tuesday, in a breakthrough for its foreign relations that are under constant pressure from China. The offices will seek to enhance economic and trade relations, along with cooperation in various other fields, the island’s Foreign Ministry said. The office will bear the name…
Greece Offers Lithuania Support Over Sharp Rise in Migrant Numbers
ATHENS—Greece has offered to share its experiences on migrant issues with Lithuania as it handles a sharp rise in the number of people crossing its border, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday, after what he called an “orchestrated effort” by Belarus to pressure its neighbor. The comments, following a meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister…
Greece Offers Lithuania Support Amid Sharp Rise in Illegal Immigrant Numbers
ATHENS, Greece—The government of Greece has offered to share its experiences on illegal immigration with Lithuania, which is facing a sharp rise in the number of people crossing its border illegally, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on July 15, after what he called an “orchestrated effort” by Belarus to pressure its neighbor. The comments,…
Lithuanian Parliament Votes to Declare Hostile States ‘Hybrid Aggression’ and to Detain Illegal Immigrants
Lithuanian Parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution, declaring that the recent influx of illegal immigrants is a “hybrid aggression” by hostile states, and that the illegal immigrants should be treated as potential active participants of the aggression. It comes after Lithuania declared a state of emergency due to the sudden influx of illegal immigrants via neighboring…
Lithuania Says Belarus Is Using Illegal Immigrants as a Weapon
BRUSSELS—The European Union should consider imposing more sanctions on Belarus because Minsk is flying in immigrants from abroad to send them illegally into the bloc, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Monday. His government accuses Belarusian authorities of sending hundreds of mainly Iraqi illegal immigrants across the border into Lithuania, an EU member state….
US Concerned by Flow of Migrants From Belarus to Lithuania
VILNIUS—The United States is concerned about the flow of Middle Eastern and African migrants from Belarus into Lithuania, a U.S. diplomat said. Lithuania began building a 320-mile razor wire barrier on its border with Belarus on Friday after accusing Belarusian authorities of flying in migrants from abroad to send illegally into the European Union. “We…
Lithuania Toughens Belarus Border With Razor Wire to Bar Migrants
VILNIUS—Lithuania began building a 550-km (320-mile) razor wire barrier on its border with Belarus on Friday after accusing Belarusian authorities of flying in migrants from abroad to send illegally into the European Union. The government said the military-style wire coil would cost 4.9 million euros ($5.81 million) to put up and run along most of…
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