US EditionUS says Belarus agreed to stop balloon flyovers into Lithuania
Belarusian President Lukashenko pledged to halt balloon launches used by cigarette smugglers after talks with US envoy, following multiple disruptions at Vilnius airport.
- On Saturday, US envoy John Coale said Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko promised to stop weather balloons flying from Belarus into Lithuania after two days of talks in Vilnius.
- Smuggling-Linked balloon flights launched from Belarus forced over a dozen closures of Vilnius Ciurlionis International Airport in recent months.
- After two days of talks in Vilnius, John Coale, US envoy, praised Lithuanian authorities and said `So I think both sides are working` to address the balloon flights.
- Lithuanian authorities declared a state of emergency and asked parliament to authorise military support for police and border guards after repeated airport disruptions in recent months.
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Lithuania was exaggerating the problem, contrasting US envoy John Coale's claim Lukashenko recently agreed to stop the balloons.
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US President Donald Trump, John Coale, said on Saturday that the leader of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukašenko, promised to stop the launching of meteorological balloons from his country's territory to Lithuania. "It was agreed recently...
US President Donald Trump's special envoy John Coale said after negotiations in Minsk that the leader of the Belarusian regime, Alexander Lukashenko, had promised to do everything to end the flights of smugglers' balloons into Lithuanian territory.
Belarus Agrees to Halt Weather Balloons Amidst Diplomatic Tensions
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has promised to halt the flight of weather balloons into Lithuania. These balloons, allegedly used by cigarette smugglers, have disrupted operations at Vilnius airport. Lithuania sees this as a 'hybrid attack.' U.S. envoy John Coale disclosed Lukashenko's commitment following diplomatic talks.
John Coale, a special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Saturday (December 13) that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pledged to stop the recurrence of meteorological hot air balloons flying from Belarus to Lithuania.
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