Three Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, in addition to Poland, mentioned a proposal to utterly shut all border factors with Belarus, Lithuanian media reported on Wednesday.
The last resolution is anticipated to be reached at talks in Warsaw, Poland’s capital, on August 28, the state-run LRT news company reported, citing an announcement by Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite.
“Our main focus and goal are to have as many border guards as possible at the border because this is where we need the largest number of officers,” she added.
The deliberation is seen over the 4 international locations, that are members of NATO and supporting Ukraine towards Russia, which launched assaults on Feb 24 final yr and has the assist of Belarus.
This dialogue is going down towards the backdrop of the continuing battle between Moscow and Kyiv, and these 4 international locations are additionally NATO members which can be supporting Ukraine towards Russia, which launched assaults on Feb. 24 final yr and has the assist of Belarus.
Moreover, Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania just lately introduced measures to strengthen border safety with Belarus, citing safety threats posed by the presence of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group in Belarus and a rise in unlawful border crossing makes an attempt, which they blame on Minsk.
Meanwhile, the Lithuanian authorities has introduced that it’s going to shut the Tverecius and Sumskas border crossing factors with Belarus from Friday.
However, the remaining 4 border checkpoints with Belarus-Medininkai, Lavoriskes, Raigardas, and Salcininkai-will stay open for now, it added.
The authorities stated that the choice was made attributable to geopolitical circumstances and the necessity to scale back threats in gentle of Wagner Group’s presence in Belarus.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
