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Belarus’ border guards say Lithuania not to process trucks at Medininkai on Saturday
Medininkai
June 1, Pozirk. Lithuanian border guards have suspended truck traffic at the Medininkai checkpoint at the Lithuanian-Belarusian border until 6 pm on Saturday, citing technical reasons, the Belarusian State Border Committee reports.
Cross-border traffic of passenger vehicles and buses has not been affected, it noted.
The Lithuanian side did not release any announcements.
The Medininkai border crossing is one of the two checkpoints open for traffic between Belarus and Lithuania.
In August 2023, Lithuania closed its Šumskas and Tverečius checkpoints, and in March 2024, Lavoriškės and Raigardas, leaving only Medininkai and Šalčininkai to handle the cross-border traffic.
Vilnius cited national security, smuggling and international sanctions as the reasons.
Lithuania bans import of 2,800 goods made in Belarus, Russia
May 29, Pozirk. The Lithuanian government has banned the import of more than 2,800 Belarusian and Russian goods. The document takes effect on June 3. The list was prepared by the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture, budas.lt reported. It noted that …
