Lithuania to build fence on Belarus border to stop migrants

Name: Lithuania to build fence on Belarus border to stop migrants
Uploaded: 2021-08-11T10:09:34+00:00
Duration: 1 min 52 s
Description: More than 4,000 migrants have entered EU member Lithuania illegally from Belarus this year - a record number. Lithuanian officials accuse Belarus of flying in migrants who then head to the border - a claim Belarus denies. Lithuania's help for Belarusian opposition activists has angered Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

Issued on: 11/08/2021 - 12:09

More than 4,000 migrants have entered EU member Lithuania illegally from Belarus this year - a record number. Lithuanian officials accuse Belarus of flying in migrants who then head to the border - a claim Belarus denies. Lithuania's help for Belarusian opposition activists has angered Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.