Officials in Lithuania say the number of illegal migrants arriving from Belarus has hit a new high, with around 300 detentions reported in just one day. The majority of the inmates are Iraqis who appear to have crossed the border with relative ease via Belarus. Belarus is allowing migrants to travel as a “provocation” toward the EU, according to Lithuanian and EU officials, in revenge for Minsk’s sanctions
Ingrida Simonyte, the Prime Minister of Lithuania, has said that her government will build a “additional physical barrier” between Lithuania and Belarus to prevent migrants from entering the nation from Belarus
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations, Audra Plepyt (left), pays Secretary-General António Guterres a farewell call
Fifty aquatic warblers have been relocated from a Belarusian nature reserve to Lithuania in an attempt to boost the rare bird’s numbers. RFE/RL shot unique footage of the pioneering attempt to relocate the long-distance migratory bird from one country to another
In the Baltic country of Lithuania, there’s growing debate over a Russian-owned taxi ride-sharing service that Lithuanian government officials warn could be spying on users through their smartphones