Lithuania extends a helping hand: offers treatment to injured Belarusian protesters



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“We have decided to allocate 100 thousand LTL from development cooperation funds.” Laimonas Talat-Kelpša, chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told BNS “.

According to the diplomat, the details are being coordinated with the Ministry of Health.

The decision was announced after the Belarusian authorities began to release hundreds of people detained during the protests from militia units and detention centers.

Many of them say they were beaten, given no food or water, and forced to sleep outside.

The opposition conservatives on Thursday called on the government to provide treatment and rehabilitation assistance to Belarusians affected by the crackdown in Minsk.

Lithuania has already provided treatment to Ukrainian activists and soldiers affected by Russian aggression.

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