Latvia has strengthened the protection on the border with Belorussia because of a large number of migrants arriving in the neighboring Lithuania. It is reported by lsm.lv.
In the last day, 150 people were detained on the border between Lithuania and Belarus. At the same time, in Latvia such a problem is not yet observed, but they decided to introduce additional measures to identify possible violators. The head of the Latvian Border Guard, Andrei Rogozin, noted that the country can penetrate both asylum seekers and militants.
“In collaboration with the European Frontex Agency, our Lithuanian colleagues and we have used additional resources to maintain control on our shared borders. From July 1, we already accept several officers with technical means with a patrol car that will patrol the outer border with Belarus. . The same support was the Lithuanian side, “said Rogozin.
July 2, the Lithuanian government has introduced the regime of an extreme situation in the country due to the influx of illegal migrants, which from the countries of the Middle East fall into the Baltic States through Belorussia. Now in the country there are 835 places for settlement, of which about 500 are already occupied.