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Lithuania Weighs Rail Limits on Belarus and Seeks Damages as Truck Backlog Persists

Vilnius shut road crossings through November citing contraband‑carrying balloons.

Overview

  • Belarusian customs reports more than 5,000 Lithuanian tractors and trailers remain in Belarus, with departures allowed only via the Lithuanian border section.
  • Ignas Dobrovolskas, an adviser to Lithuania’s prime minister, said long‑term limits on Belarusian rail freight are under consideration.
  • Lithuania urged carriers to document losses as it prepares potential compensation claims targeting Belarus or assets it controls.
  • Vilnius asked the Lida border detachment in Belarus to facilitate the return of Lithuanian trucks stranded after the road closure.
  • President Alexander Lukashenko heard a border report from Konstantin Molostov and ordered actions along the frontier, while Minsk pressed for normal checkpoint operations and called the closure unilateral.