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Lithuania Closes 2 Border Crossings with Belarus

Lithuania Closes 2 Border Crossings with Belarus

The Lithuanian government said on Wednesday that it will temporarily close two border crossings with Belarus — Tverecius and Sumskas — saying that traffic will be diverted to the Medininkai border checkpoint, which is the largest of Lithuania’s six crossings with the country.

Politics

Belarus Opposition Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

Belarus Opposition Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

A Belarusian court sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government....

Belarus

Estonia's Pro-Ukraine PM Kaja Kallas Wins Election

Estonia's Pro-Ukraine PM Kaja Kallas Wins Election

The Estonian National Electoral Committee announced on Monday that Prime Minister Kaja Kallas had won Sunday's election as her center-right Reform Party secured 37 seats in parliament, three more than it previously controlled....

Estonia

Finland Building Fence on Russian Border

Finland Building Fence on Russian Border

On Tuesday, Finland — worried about a surge in Russians fleeing the country — started construction of a 124-mile (200 km), 10-foot (3 m) tall barbed-wire fence along its land border with Russia, covering 'riskier areas' such as border crossings....

Politics

Report: Latvia-Lithuania Gas Pipeline Explodes

Report: Latvia-Lithuania Gas Pipeline Explodes

A gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia exploded in northern Lithuania on Friday, though Nemunas Biknius, the chief executive of the Lithuanian gas transmission operator Amber Grid, said they so far "do not see any malign cause" but will investigate.

World