Lithuania to declare ‘emergency situation’ over Belarus balloons: PM

VILNIUS: Lithuania’s Prime Minister announced on Friday that the country will declare a national “emergency situation” over the influx of smuggler’s balloons launched from Belarus. “We are currently preparing the legal basis and documents,” Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene told reporters, calling the emergency declaration “the best course of action at this time.” The ‘emergency situation’ enables the government and local authorities to dedicate extra resources to combatting the balloons. “We do not rule out going further,” Ruginiene added.

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