Event 1120

{
  "attack_type": "Border Violation",
  "category": "Border",
  "confidence": "High",
  "country": "Poland",
  "description": "Poland introduced border controls on its border with Lithuania as a 'domino effect' triggered by Germany's earlier border controls on its border with Poland. The Lithuanian president's adviser criticized these Polish measures as a fake solution to a non-existent problem. Poland has announced random vehicle checks at 13 border crossing points, with some controls already in place at three Lithuania-Poland crossing points. The stated purpose of these controls is to stop secondary irregular migration from Belarus through Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Lithuania's Interior Minister indicated controls would last at least until August 5, with Poland's Interior Minister noting they could last longer.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-07-08T06:18:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Warsaw introduced border controls on the Polish-Lithuanian border because of Germany’s earlier decision to do so on its border with Poland, the Lithuanian president’s adviser says.",
    "‘Even if Latvia has problems, they are not of such a magnitude as to necessitate closing the borders. This is more of the same domino effect I mentioned rather than a real solution to a problem that does not exist’ - Frederikas Jansonas.",
    "Poland introduced border controls on its internal border with Lithuania on Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda has said that such restrictions in the Schengen area “are not very welcome”.",
    "Poland has announced that it will randomly check vehicles at 13 border crossing points.",
    "Additional controls are in place at three Lithuanian-Polish border crossing points: Budzisko-Kalvarija, Lazdijai-Ogrodnik and Mockava-Trakiszi.",
    "Warsaw says border controls were introduced to stop secondary irregular migration of people who enter the EU from Belarus via Latvia and then travel westwards through Lithuania and Poland.",
    "Lithuanian Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovič said controls would be reinstated for a month until August 5. However, Polish Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said they would last longer."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "evidence": [
          "Warsaw introduced border controls on the Polish-Lithuanian border because of Germany’s earlier decision to do so on its border with Poland, the Lithuanian president’s adviser says.",
          "‘Even if Latvia has problems, they are not of such a magnitude as to necessitate closing the borders. This is more of the same domino effect I mentioned rather than a real solution to a problem that does not exist’ - Frederikas Jansonas.",
          "Poland introduced border controls on its internal border with Lithuania on Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda has said that such restrictions in the Schengen area “are not very welcome”.",
          "Poland has announced that it will randomly check vehicles at 13 border crossing points.",
          "Additional controls are in place at three Lithuanian-Polish border crossing points: Budzisko-Kalvarija, Lazdijai-Ogrodnik and Mockava-Trakiszi.",
          "Warsaw says border controls were introduced to stop secondary irregular migration of people who enter the EU from Belarus via Latvia and then travel westwards through Lithuania and Poland.",
          "Lithuanian Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovič said controls would be reinstated for a month until August 5. However, Polish Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said they would last longer."
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "location_text": "Polish-Lithuanian border",
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      "url": "/media/event_1120_1764405790_85c5ae24.jpg"
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  "schema_version": "v1",
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  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2604806/poland-s-border-checks-are-domino-effect-of-german-measures-president-s-adviser",
  "where": "Land"
}

{
  "source": "admin_quick",
  "tags": [],
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2604806/poland-s-border-checks-are-domino-effect-of-german-measures-president-s-adviser"
}