Lithuania to Station Army on Belarus Border for Extra Protection
A Lithuanian State Border guard stands on patrol near the Lithuania-Belarus border line near Poskonys, Lithuania.
Photographer: Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images
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Lithuania will send the military to reinforce its border with Belarus, which has illegally sent immigrants into the Baltic country in protest at European Union sanctions against it.
The move will double the physical presence on the 670-kilometer (416-mile) frontier and assist border guards, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said Wednesday. The government, which declared a state of emergency last week over the influx, also plans to build a wire barrier to obstruct crossings, she said.