NATO to Send Team to Address Migrant Influx Stoked by Belarus
- Belarusian government has aided irregular migration into EU
- The NATO support team will arrive in Lithuania in September
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will send a team to Lithuania to help counter the influx of migrants entering illegally and with the aid of the Belarusian government.
NATO’s Counter Hybrid Support Team will assist with analysis, risk assessment and communication strategies, according to a statement from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, who requested the intervention. The team is scheduled to arrive in September.