Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis emphasized the critical importance of the EU's eastern border security during bilateral cooperation talks and visits at border posts with Belarus on 26 August 2024.

Military & Paramilitary OperationsConventional Military PressureTroop movements near borders

Defense

Summary

On 26 August 2024, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis jointly discussed the security of the EU's eastern border at a seminar in Lithuania, highlighting close cooperation amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and the ongoing war in Ukraine. They stressed the EU and NATO's roles in protecting the border from threats including hybrid warfare tactics from Russia and Belarus. The ministers visited the Lithuanian border control post with Belarus along with border guards, underscoring the operational challenges and EU sanctions enforcement efforts. Discussions included combating threats like border instrumentalisations, sabotage, and migration manipulation. The seminar and visits demonstrated further strengthened bilateral and regional cooperation to secure NATO's eastern flank, with plans for continued joint efforts and upcoming cooperation forums.

Classification

Confidence: High

The event describes defensive cooperation and bilateral state visits focused on strengthening border security and combatting hybrid threats at the EU’s eastern frontline, with no hostile aggression reported. It clearly involves allied defense preparations and cooperation.

Source URL

https://mfa.gov.lv/en/article/baiba-braze-and-gabrielius-landsbergis-security-eus-eastern-border-critical-it-first-security-line

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 9, 2026, 01:32 UTC
Event time: Aug 26, 2024, 00:00 UTC

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Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: MinorAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Aug 26, 2024, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Lithuania, at the border control post at Lithuania's border with Belarus, at customs and border control posts of Teresnova and Pasienienieki

Primary actor

Baiba Braže

Country

Latvia

Tags

EU eastern border security, Latvia-Lithuania cooperation, NATO eastern flank, border controls, hybrid threats, Belarus border, sanctions enforcement, russia–ukraine war

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