Tag: Lithuania

Aerial view of Vilnius Airport (Wikimedia Commons)

Cigarette Smugglers Close Lithuanian Airport

Disruptions to flights ensued when about 25 contraband-carrying weather balloons illegally entered Lithuania’s airspace, temporarily shutting down Vilnius airport.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin interacts with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko prior to a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Independence Palace in Minsk on June 27, 2025.

Minsk Frees 52 Political Prisoners

Lithuania says that its people were returned from Belarus safely, praising the international efforts to help secure their freedom.