The Deputy Interior Minister of Lithuania, Arnolds Abramavicius, has said that his country and Poland may close their borders with Belarus
Both countries have said they face a growing threat from the presence of troops from the Russian mercenary group Wagner in Belarus, a Russian ally, the Telegraph reports.
“The discussions are real. The possibility of closing the border exists,” Abramavicius said at a press conference.
Polish government officials met in a Polish border town on Thursday to assess the current situation, he said.
Abramavicius said about 1,200 Wagner Group troops are in Belarus, and the vast majority of them are at a training ground in Osipovichi, near the Polish border.
He said that although Wagner did not pose a military threat to Poland, there was a “possibility of provocation”.