The head of Frontex will visit the Lithuanian border affected by the influx of immigrants / Article

The head of Frontex will visit the Lithuanian borderArtyom Konohov00:00 / 00:34

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A significant number of immigrants continue to arrive in Lithuania, so last week Frontex decided to increase its border guards to help Lithuania guard the European Union’s external border.

Every day, immigrants from Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries continue to cross the Lithuanian-Belarusian border illegally.

For example, on Saturday, border guards caught 41 immigrants. As a result, more than 2,000 people have crossed the Lithuanian-Belarusian border illegally this year.

Therefore, Frontex head Fabri Ledger plans to visit the border near Druskininkai, where agency staff have been sent to help Lithuanian border guards patrol the area.

CONTEXT:

In the summer of 2021 the number of migrants has increased significantly, which is trying to enter the territory of Lithuania from Belarus. Most migrants are refugees from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Lithuanian officials believe that the Belarusian authorities does not deliberately obstruct border crossingto punish Lithuania for supporting the Belarusian opposition and imposing sanctions on the Alexander Lukashenko regime. Lithuania describes such action as a hybrid war against the European Union.

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