Belarus’ authoritarian leader is threatening to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stranded in the country following the closure of its border with Lithuania after repeated incursions by air balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes
This is… not meaningful, compared to what Russia pulled with all the Boeing and Airbus airframes they just… appropriated when the sanctions sunk their teeth in.
Russia is not really involved in this afaik. The border issue has been going on for some time, it really kicked off when multiple balloons crossed into Lithuania from Belarus containing contraband. Lithuania closed it’s borders with Belarus as a response, and now this is Belarus response. It just keeps escalating
This is… not meaningful, compared to what Russia pulled with all the Boeing and Airbus airframes they just… appropriated when the sanctions sunk their teeth in.
Russia is not really involved in this afaik. The border issue has been going on for some time, it really kicked off when multiple balloons crossed into Lithuania from Belarus containing contraband. Lithuania closed it’s borders with Belarus as a response, and now this is Belarus response. It just keeps escalating
I mean… sure, but to say Russia is not involved in Belarus is akin to saying a hand is not involved in a sock puppet.