Lithuania declares national emergency over balloons entering airspace from Belarus

A massive balloon is shown above a person in a grassy field, with a black sky reflecting a nighttime photo.

Lithuania’s government on Tuesday declared a national emergency over security risks posed by meteorological balloons sent from Russia-allied Belarus that have violated its airspace in recent weeks, while the Belarusian leader called for negotiations on border tensions and said his country “does not need war.”

CBC | World News

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