Lithuania May Stop Bus Service With Belarus

The decision may be taken jointly with Poland and Latvia.

Lithuanian Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovich said that it is worth discussing the suspension of regular passenger transportation to Belarus and Russia, writes LRT.

Kondratovich suggested discussing the experience of Latvia, whose authorities are seeking to completely ban bus services to Belarus.

"Certainly, this may be one of such measures. The only question is how it will affect the Belarusian regime - whether it will be painful for them, or perhaps it will not be very painful for them, or perhaps it will further increase hostile sentiments towards the European Union and other countries. So I guess in this case it is really worth considering, we have to see how it will be," the minister told the BNS news agency.

Kondratowicz intends to discuss this issue next week with his colleagues from Poland and Latvia in Brussels.

"We will raise this issue together. Because here we need a common decision, I believe, not only Latvia, but also Lithuania and Poland. We need to see what is the common approach," he said.

The Latvian Ministry of Transport is already preparing a project to stop regular routes to Belarus and Russia. According to Latvian Transport Minister Atis Shvinks, the decree will be based on safety considerations and provides for the possibility of revising the decision in case of changes in the situation.

The Minister noted that such a decree of the Cabinet of Ministers would terminate regular passenger transportation by buses to Russia and Belarus, revoke existing permits for carriers or refuse to renew them.

The Lithuanian government next week intends to declare an emergency. At the same time, the opposition proposes to declare a state of emergency rather than a state of emergency.

Smuggled balloons from Belarus have already affected Vilnius airport several times in recent months.

According to the Interior Ministry, 599 smuggled balloons and 197 drones have flown into Lithuanian airspace this year. These attacks have disrupted 320 flights, affected 47,000 passengers and led to the closure of airports for almost 60 hours.

After Vilnius restricted the activity of border points with Belarus for several weeks, Minsk is refusing to release heavy trucks registered in Lithuania. The Lithuanian leadership considers these actions as a hybrid attack by the Belarusian authorities.

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