Lithuania must punish Swedish activists

Belarus is demanding that Lithuania provide it with information on a small aircraft piloted by Swedish activists that illegally penetrated Belarusian airspace at the end of July. However the Lithuanian government has denied claims that Lithuania's airspace was violated despite radar evidence to the contrary. The news portal Delfi criticises this stance: "A diplomatic war is raging between our neighbours to the East and West. And the Republic of Lithuania which lies between them is burying its head in the sand. … It is a disgrace for Lukashenko alone that Belarus failed to stop the flight after its bombastic celebration of independence. But the fact that this small airplane re-appeared on Lithuanian radars after one and a half hours and no one took any action sends a message. … It is not too late to summon the Swedes and punish them for the illegal flight according to Lithuanian laws. This is the duty of a state based on the rule of law."

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