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“I understand that we cannot put stamps on everyone, we do not consider everyone as criminals or spies in any way, but that risk comes with a greater flow of refugees,” he added. 15min.lt said the intelligence chief.
This year, around 400 illegal immigrants, mostly Iraqi citizens, tried to enter Lithuania from Belarus. That number is five times higher than it was throughout 2020. For Lithuanian intelligence, this means greater responsibility to ensure that terrorists, as well as infiltrated bystanders, do not enter this flow.
“I see as a risk that if the number of people, especially paying attention to their origin, were higher in our state, we would see it through another prism, the danger of terrorism. Many times we do not know who enters our country, it is difficult enough to verify the facts, because these people are often undocumented, lying about their profession, their education. In this sense, the SSD responsible for the terrorist situation should be very concerned about what we are doing, ”said D. Jauniškis.
According to the director of the department, the forced landing of the Ryanair plane in Minsk took place in May: “arrogant and thief”, Lithuanian intelligence is currently working to obtain as accurate information as possible about the incident.
According to D. Jauniškis, the reaction of the West to the takeover of the Ryanair plane that year pushed Belarus even further towards Russia, and this situation is very favorable for Russia.
“So we are witnessing a deeper integration into the common state. It would not surprise me at all if there were certain processes in the near future and that we consider Belarus simply as an integrating part of Russia. For Lithuania, this means that we will have a border with Russia. The imaginary buffer zone will simply disappear, “said the head of the SSD.
