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					<description><![CDATA[<p>VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — 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 &#8230; <a class="kt-excerpt-readmore" href="https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/lithuania-declares-national-emergency-over-security-risks-posed-by-balloons-from-belarus/" aria-label="Lithuania declares national emergency over security risks posed by balloons from Belarus">Read More</a></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://apnews.com/hub/lithuania" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">Lithuania’s</a></span> government on Tuesday declared a national emergency over security risks posed by meteorological <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://apnews.com/article/lithuania-belarus-balloons-cigarettes-smuggling-russia-1b83e24a303f828011be0ca773ca3b99" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">balloons</a></span> sent from Russia-allied <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://apnews.com/hub/belarus" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">Belarus</a></span> 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.”</p>
<p>The balloons forced Lithuania to repeatedly shut down its main airport, stranding thousands of people, as Europe remains on alert over previous <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-nato-intrusion-drone-ukraine-00fc6c915d999afb7a29649d489f96ed" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">intrusions</a></span> into NATO airspace during the war in Ukraine.</p>
<p>“In combating the Belarusian hybrid attack, we must take the strictest measures and defend the areas most affected by this attack,” Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said.</p>
<p>Continue reading <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lithuania-national-emergency-balloons-belarus-a24d39880e34e17c57fd76f799c35b33?fbclid=IwY2xjawOlV75leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeag3mbQOw8D9qMITieZaOg5RO8SR__6nrObVwW_lnuijNgq_MQMJxN4LXvwk_aem_HTq36Pa2HwvRnDWwTsaa_g">HERE</a></p>
<p>Source: https://apnews.com/article/lithuania-national-emergency-balloons-belarus-a24d39880e34e17c57fd76f799c35b33?fbclid=IwY2xjawOlV75leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeag3mbQOw8D9qMITieZaOg5RO8SR__6nrObVwW_lnuijNgq_MQMJxN4LXvwk_aem_HTq36Pa2HwvRnDWwTsaa_g</p>
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