Lithuanian authorities have detained 21 suspects in a major crackdown on a criminal network using weather balloons to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus, an operation that caused airport closures. Read the full investigation details.
Lithuanian authorities have detained 21 suspects in a major crackdown on a criminal network using weather balloons to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus, an operation that forced repeated airport shutdowns. Read the full investigation details.
Lithuania accuses Belarus of a cynical hybrid attack as smuggler balloons shut Vilnius Airport. Read the latest on escalating tensions and the €1m defence plan.
Lithuania reopens two key border crossings with Belarus after a closure sparked by smuggling balloons. The move aims to free stranded trucks, but Vilnius warns the border could shut again. Read the latest.
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Belarus's leader threatens to confiscate over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks after border closures. Read the latest on this escalating diplomatic crisis.
Belarus's authoritarian leader threatens to confiscate over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stranded by a closed border, escalating tensions with the NATO member. Read the latest on this diplomatic crisis.
Lithuania's main international airport faced emergency evacuation after security breach discovery, marking the third major European travel disruption this week as authorities investigate potential threats.
Lithuania's capital faces unprecedented travel disruption as mysterious giant balloons drift into flight paths, forcing Vilnius Airport to suspend all operations in dramatic safety move.
Vilnius Airport faces unprecedented closure as rogue military balloons breach airspace, sparking major security alert and disrupting flights across Lithuania.
Lithuania has granted its military authority to destroy suspicious aerial objects from Belarus amid rising concerns over organised crime and national security threats using low-tech smuggling methods.
Lithuania closes airspace to Russian and Belarusian aircraft as Viktor Orban's controversial Vatican meeting with Pope Francis creates diplomatic waves across Europe.
Vilnius Airport faces emergency closure after mysterious balloons from Belarusian territory breach Lithuanian airspace, raising security alarms in NATO territory.
Two Russian military aircraft illegally entered NATO airspace near Lithuania, prompting swift interception by German fighter jets in a serious escalation of tensions.
A mysterious weather balloon incursion has triggered unprecedented airspace closures across Lithuania, grounding flights and raising serious security concerns in the Baltic region.
Exclusive intelligence reveals Wagner Group fighters are operating covertly across Europe, with Poland and Lithuania on high alert as Russia's private army establishes new footholds.
Lithuania's main international airport faces temporary shutdown as mysterious balloons drift into critical airspace, raising security concerns and disrupting travel plans.
Moscow accused of flying military aircraft through Lithuanian airspace without authorization in latest provocation against NATO territory. The incident comes amid heightened regional security concerns.
Exclusive: In a chilling assessment, Lithuania's defence chief reveals NATO has approximately 7 years to prepare for potential Russian confrontation as Vladimir Putin's military rebuilds capacity.
Vilnius Airport faces unprecedented closure as criminal gangs deploy hundreds of balloons carrying contraband cigarettes across the border from Belarus, creating major security concerns.
Discover why Vilnius Airport faces regular flight disruptions as hot air balloons create unexpected aerial challenges above Lithuania's capital.
Lithuania approves construction of a first-line defence system along its borders with Belarus and Russia, marking a significant hardening of NATO's eastern frontier amid regional security concerns.
Lithuania's civil protection agency issues stark warning for citizens to prepare bomb shelters as tensions with Russia escalate. Defence minister confirms preparations for potential conflict.
A Spanish Air Force plane carrying the UK's Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, was subjected to a sophisticated GPS jamming attack near Russian territory. The incident, described as 'serious', highlights escalating electronic warfare threats to NATO flights
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Lithuanian intelligence exposes a sophisticated Russian spy network operating in Vilnius, arresting a suspect linked to the Wagner Group and foiling plans to recruit operatives for sabotage.
Top executives from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania issue a stark warning to Germany and the West, calling for immediate and decisive military support for Ukraine to prevent a wider conflict.
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls for sustained US support against Alexander Lukashenko's regime, warning of regional instability during key Washington meetings.
A sweeping pan-European security operation has uncovered a sophisticated alleged Belarusian spy network, leading to multiple arrests across several countries and raising serious concerns about foreign interference.