Lithuania formally brought a case before the International Court of Justice in The Hague on May 19, 2025, alleging the Belarusian government under President Alexander Lukashenko deliberately engineered a migrant crisis violating international law. Since 2021, Lithuania has faced a sharp spike in illegal migration, with evidence pointing to Belarusian state enterprises organizing flights from the Middle East, issuing visas, and facilitating migrant movements. Belarusian security forces reportedly escorted migrants to Lithuania's border, forcing illegal and dangerous crossings. Repeated Lithuanian calls for Belarusian cooperation were refused. Lithuania demands full compensation for border damage and legal assurances against future violations. Previously, Lithuania petitioned the International Criminal Court in 2023 over Belarusian human rights abuses. The case marks an escalation in Lithuania's efforts to hold Belarus accountable for hybrid warfare tactics using migration flows as political pressure.

Lithuania formally brought a case before the International Court of Justice in The Hague on May 19, 2025, alleging the Belarusian government under President Alexander Lukashenko deliberately engineered a migrant crisis violating international law. Since 2021, Lithuania has faced a sharp spike in illegal migration, with evidence pointing to Belarusian state enterprises organizing flights from the Middle East, issuing visas, and facilitating migrant movements. Belarusian security forces reportedly escorted migrants to Lithuania's border, forcing illegal and dangerous crossings. Repeated Lithuanian calls for Belarusian cooperation were refused. Lithuania demands full compensation for border damage and legal assurances against future violations. Previously, Lithuania petitioned the International Criminal Court in 2023 over Belarusian human rights abuses. The case marks an escalation in Lithuania's efforts to hold Belarus accountable for hybrid warfare tactics using migration flows as political pressure.