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Lukashenko: Lithuania politicizes issue of balloons carrying cigarettes

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MINSK, 9 December (BelTA) - Lithuania is beginning to inflate and politicize the issue of weather balloons carrying cigarettes, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting of the Security Council in Minsk on 9 December, BelTA has learned.

Addressing the topic of weather balloons with cigarettes, which either fly into Lithuania or from Lithuania, the head of state said that the issue has already been seriously discussed, even involving civil aviation pilots. It was noted that Lithuania’s accusations do not reflect reality.

“The accusations made by Lithuania today are impossible and unrealistic. Even if, as they claim, 200 balloons (or perhaps 20 or 50) cross the border… I have spoken with pilots who confirm this presents no problem whatsoever. The matter is being exaggerated and politicized. The question is why? Do they really want to fight?” Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized.

The president stated that Belarus does not need war, nor do Lithuanians, Poles, or Estonians. “We have fought enough. We lost so many people. There are still generations alive who witnessed that war. We do not need war,” the head of state said.

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