Hundreds of weather balloons sent to lithuania this year have disrupted flights and stirred alarm in a sabotage campaign against a nato state. On the diplomatic front tuesday, ukraine will. Roula khalaf, editor of the ft, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter
Lithuania has declared a state of emergency after hundreds of smuggler balloons from neighbouring belarus. Lithuania on tuesday declared a state of emergency due to threats to public safety from smuggled balloons coming from belarus, the government said The lithuanian government has declared a nationwide emergency situation in response to a series of incursions from neighbouring belarus by weather balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes
Officials say belarusian smugglers have been using weather balloons. Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from belarus move comes with concern rife that minsk, alongside ally russia, is engaged in hybrid warfare and testing nato defences.
