Lithuanian authorities have extended the closure of border crossings with Belarus until the end of November in response to a series of airspace violations involving balloons used to smuggle cigarettes, a move that exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says is justified.
"We fully understand why the borders are closed by Lithuania," Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews.
"All these attacks and interference into airspace have to have consequences for the Lukashenka regime. We see how the regime is provoking Lithuania's border through different means.
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