Learn more

By Marco Cacciati in Vilnius Only about 40 kilometres lie between Vilnius, Lithuania’s bustling capital, and Belarus, the long-time personal fiefdom of President Aleksander Lukashenko. But the swamps and forestland that straddle the two nations’ border – coupled with the Baltic country’s reassuring Nato and EU membership – rather resemble an ocean. As of today, over 60,000 Belarusians have found refuge in Lithuania, with most of them emigrating after the harsh crackdown that followed the 2020 presidential election. Many deem that vote as stolen from opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, …

cuu