Nauseda: KGB Involved In Smuggling Of Belarusian Cigarettes
8- 28.10.2025, 17:05
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Lukashenko's regime is making huge money from this.
Balloons carrying Belarusian cigarettes that intrude into Lithuanian airspace "are not a means of smuggling," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda told reporters on October 28.
"Smuggling in this case is just a subtext or a means for a hybrid attack against Lithuania, and we have a lot of evidence, both direct and indirect, that these are deliberate actions aimed at destabilizing the situation in Lithuania," Nauseda was quoted as saying by Delfi.
According to the president, "nothing accidental" happens in Belarus, it is impossible to organize mass balloon flights to a neighboring state without the knowledge of the authorities. "Therefore, it is quite obvious that special structures, the KGB, are involved in the sale of cigarettes by companies producing official products, as well as products intended for the illegal market, and that huge money is earned from each smuggled pack of cigarettes," said the head of the Lithuanian state.
"Based on some observations," Nauseda emphasized that "about a quarter of cigarettes sold in Lithuania are smuggled, and one can earn 3-4 euros from one pack." According to him, "smuggling is aimed at supporting and financing the [Belarusian] regime, which is why he is interested in it."
"We will definitely not tolerate balloon launches, and the Lithuanian military is ready to shoot down these balloons," said Nauseda, adding that Lithuania has the appropriate means, "although there are certain restrictions." However, today, he noted, "there is no point in talking about it in more detail, as there are no new cases of border violations."
"This issue is being worked on at the international level as well - it is important that this is not just a Lithuanian problem. <�...> The threat to aviation security should become a problem for the whole of Europe, and this is already becoming an EU priority," the Lithuanian president said.
According to him, quoted by the BNS news agency, Alexander Lukashenko's stated readiness to apologize for smuggling on October 28 shows that "the decision to close the border crossing points indefinitely is correct."
"Today's address by Alexander Lukashenko and his attempt to apologize is a clear sign that it hurts, that it is being reacted to," Nauseda specified.
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