{"id":82397,"date":"2024-04-26T18:56:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/82397\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"vilnius-urges-minsk-to-refute-kgb-chiefs-allegations","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/82397\/","title":{"rendered":"Vilnius urges Minsk to refute KGB chief\u2019s allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  \n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flag_litva_evroflag_by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flag_litva_evroflag_by.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flag_litva_evroflag_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flag_litva_evroflag_by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flag_litva_evroflag_by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flag_litva_evroflag_by-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(evroflag.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 26, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Lithuania&#8217;s foreign ministry has summoned Belarusian charg\u00e9 d&#8217;affaires Jaras\u0142a\u016d Chmyl to express a strong protest in connection with April 25 statements by Committee for State Security (KGB) chief Ivan Tertel, who accused Lithuania of being behind an alleged drone attack on Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tertel told delegates at the All-Belarusian People\u2019s Assembly the previous day that his agency had prevented drone attacks from Lithuania targeting facilities in Minsk and its surroundings. He did not present any evidence to prove the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Such statements by representatives of the Belarusian regime have nothing to do with reality,&#8221; Vilnius noted, referring to Tertel&#8217;s claims as &#8220;unsubstantiated insinuations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vilnius demanded that Minsk immediately &#8220;refute the disinformation,&#8221; noting that Lithuania would take all possible measures to protect its security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">KGB chief says Lithuania attacked Minsk with drones, Vilnius dismisses claim as nonsense<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 25, Pozirk. The Committee for State Security (KGB) has prevented drone attacks from Lithuania targeting facilities in Minsk and its surroundings, its chief Ivan Tertel has told delegates at the All-Belarusian People&#039;s Assembly without presenting any evidence. Gintautas Ciunis, &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/82064\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 26, Pozirk. Lithuania&#8217;s foreign ministry has summoned Belarusian charg\u00e9 d&#8217;affaires Jaras\u0142a\u016d Chmyl to express a strong protest in connection with April 25 statements by Committee for State Security (KGB) chief Ivan Tertel, who accused Lithuania of being behind an alleged drone attack on Belarus. Tertel told delegates at the All-Belarusian People\u2019s Assembly the previous [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":73310,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-82397","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vilnius urges Minsk to refute KGB chief\u2019s allegations | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 26, Pozirk. 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