Lithuanian FM slams Belarusian ’so-called President’ Lukashenko for migrant ’trafficking’

Lithuania’s foreign minister has defended his country’s newly-imposed state of emergency on and around its border with Belarus, amid an increasing number of irregular migrants trying to cross – and has accused the Belarusian president of orchestrating “instrumentalised migration“ and participating in “trafficking“. Gabrielius Landsbergis told FRANCE 24’s Catherine Nicholson that Lithuanian border officials need “more legal instruments to really secure the border“, which runs for approximately 700 kilometres. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: