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“It just came to our attention then. We do not expect anything different from a terrorist regime. The answer is simple: if Minsk does not stop and continues to transport migrants, Lithuania will propose new sanctions,” G. Spbergberg’s spokesman Vytautė Šmaižytė told BNS. .
Lukashenko said on Monday that his countries were ready to help Lithuania, which was experiencing a crisis due to illegal immigrants flowing in from the neighboring country, but said Minsk would do so “not without compensation.”
“If they need help, we will give them that help, but not for free anymore,” Lukashenko told Sky News Arabia. His words were quoted by the Belarusian state news agency BelTA.
Mr. Lukashenko added that organizing actions at the border against illegal activities, such as illegal migration, arms or drug smuggling, required significant resources.
“If you want to help yourself in this regard, don’t put a rope around our necks,” Lukashenko said. – They imposed sanctions on us; they began to strangle my country, my people. I am the president of this nation. I must, after evaluating the situation, take some action so that the nations do not suffocate, so that the country is not destroyed. By taking such action, do you want us to defend you in such a situation? Listen, at least it’s strange for the little ones. “
This year, on the border with Belarus, which is the external border of the European Union, Lithuanian officials have already detained more than 2,000. illegal immigrants, several dozen times more than in all of last year.
Lithuanian officials say the increased migration flows is an organized action by the Belarusian regime against Lithuania. Tensions between Minsk and Vilnius escalated last year after the disputed presidential elections in Belarus.
Lithuania has declared an emergency situation due to the influx of illegal immigrants.
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