Defense Minister: Lithuanians following in Russia and Belarus are recruiting
This was announced earlier this week by the Department of State Security (DGB).
“Our counterintelligence registers many cases when Lithuanians heading to this country or heading to Russia are being terminated and receive additional information, asking very detailed questions about what we would consider espionage if it were treated in Lithuania,” he said. Anusauskas to journalists on Friday.
According to him, such actions of the special services Russia and Belarus were involved resort, as they operate on the territory of Lithuania.
According to him, before traveling to Russia or Belarus, Lithuanians should assess the noted risk.
Commander of the Armed Forces, Reception Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys stated that in order to go to the aforementioned state, military personnel must obtain permission from the army.
He said that at the moment there is a threat of a target of Russian and Belarusian intelligence.
On Thursday, Belarus announced that citizens of Latvia and Lithuania must enter Belarus without a visa from April 15 to May 15.
Lithuanian intelligence warned this week that rising tensions over Russia’s war in Ukraine have increased risks for approaching Lithuanians in Russia and Belarus. According to the State Security Service, the secret services of these countries are taking more active steps to recruit Lithuanian citizens arriving in these countries.