Overview
- The Cabinet agreed on Wednesday to restore operations at two checkpoints that have been shut since October 29, according to reports from the government meeting.
- Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said the practical steps to restart traffic would take about one day.
- Vilnius warned it could shut the crossings again if smuggling risks reappear, citing the earlier airborne cigarette scheme.
- Deputy chief border commissioners from both countries held a technical meeting at the Lavoriškės checkpoint to discuss illicit activity and border conditions.
- Belarus previously halted crossings for Lithuanian trucks and ordered them to paid parking, leaving more than 1,000 Lithuanian vehicles stranded.