Overview
- The government decree, published on Belarus’s National Legal Internet Portal, took effect on November 20.
- It permits Lithuanian-registered trailers and semi‑trailers to use Benyakoni/Salcininkai and Kamenny Log/Medininkai to reach designated cargo operation sites and return, and to move empty between such sites.
- The broader restriction on EU‑registered trucks and tractors transiting Belarus remains in place until the end of 2027, with specified exceptions.
- Lithuania had halted road traffic for a month citing reported contraband weather balloon incursions, then reopened the crossings on November 20.
- Belarus says its offer to hold foreign‑ministry consultations with Vilnius on checkpoint operations remains valid given the risk of another unilateral closure.