Lithuania can attract military volunteers to protect the population from the flow of illegal migrants penetrating into the country from Belarus. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Agne, the DELFI portal reports.
According to her, the security of the police and public security officers, border guards, as well as members of the Lithuanian Union, will be brought to ensure security.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ministry of Internal Affairs) of Lithuania also appealed to all local governments with a request to provide information on opportunities to accommodate migrants and ensure their priority needs.
Tilty said that by July 28, modular houses will be built to accommodate illegals, and the hangars will begin in Druskininkai self-government. She added that they had already ordered the construction of a tent camp for 1000 people.
July 2, the Government of Lithuania introduced the extreme situation regime due to the influx of illegal migrants from the Middle East, which fall into the Baltic States through Belorussia. According to these Lithuanian border guards, the number of illegal immigrants has grown more than 10 times compared with 2020.
In May, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko threatened to stop stopping the flow of drugs and illegal migrants, which goes to Europe through the republic. In response, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielyus Landsbergis accused the Belarusian authorities to use illegal immigrants as a weapon for hybrid attacks to Europe.