Latvian authorities discovered a new tunnel at the border with Belarus used to smuggle migrants irregularly into the EU. Latvia and Lithuania report multiple such tunnels—Latvia with two tunnels and Lithuania with 12—despite strengthened border defenses. The Baltic states accuse Belarus of deliberately directing migration toward the EU as a hybrid warfare tactic. Officials warn that most migrants intend to reach Western Europe, mainly Germany, and see these crossings as part of a broader effort to pressure and destabilize Europe.

Latvian authorities discovered a new tunnel at the border with Belarus used to smuggle migrants irregularly into the EU. Latvia and Lithuania report multiple such tunnels—Latvia with two tunnels and Lithuania with 12—despite strengthened border defenses. The Baltic states accuse Belarus of deliberately directing migration toward the EU as a hybrid warfare tactic. Officials warn that most migrants intend to reach Western Europe, mainly Germany, and see these crossings as part of a broader effort to pressure and destabilize Europe.