Ingrida Šimonytė

Lithuania Stems Flow of Migrants Lured to Border by Belarus in its War with EU

Rokas Pukinskas, a spokesman for Lithuania's State Border Guard Service (SBGS) said only two persons - a woman and child - had been detained on August 6, while around 100 persons trying to cross the border were turned back and told to go to an official border crossing to apply for asylum. As yet, no one has appeared at the official border points, he noted.

Partition Wall to Be Built between Lithuania and Belarus to Stop Illegal Migrants

Lithuania plans to build a barrier on the border with Belarus and deploy troops to prevent migrants from illegally crossing into its territory, news wires reported. According to PM Ingrida Simonyte, more than 1,000 migrants had been held after crossing the border since 1 June.