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Lithuania sounds the alarm over Belarussian balloons. Is Europe still too soft on provocation?

Lithuania sounds the alarm over Belarussian balloons. Is Europe still too soft on provocation?

Update: 2025-12-10

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Belarussian weather balloons are testing the patience of Nato member Lithuania, with the latest incursion raising fresh security concerns and prompting the government to declare a nationwide emergency. Monocle’s Andrew Mueller and exiled Belarussian journalist Hanna Liubakova discuss how much harassment Europe is prepared to tolerate from a Moscow ally.

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Lithuania sounds the alarm over Belarussian balloons. Is Europe still too soft on provocation?

Lithuania sounds the alarm over Belarussian balloons. Is Europe still too soft on provocation?

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