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Analytical paper No 26, 2025 «Belarusian-Lithuanian relations in the conditions of geopolitical confrontation: transport and migration aspects»

  • 08 September 2025
IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 26, 2025 «Belarusian-Lithuanian relations in the conditions of geopolitical confrontation: transport and migration aspects» (in Russian) by Vsevolod V. Shimov, Candidate of Science (Politics), Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Belarusian State University.
 
The article examines the specifics of Belarusian-Lithuanian relations in the context of a large-scale geopolitical confrontation that engulfed the Baltic-Scandinavian macroregion after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine. Belarus and Lithuania, the closest neighbours, found themselves in opposing geopolitical camps. It is shown that the initiative for hostile actions and reduction of cooperation with Belarus comes from Lithuania, while Minsk demonstrates interest in interstate de-escalation and strives to preserve neighbourly relations. Vilnius is trying to use the Belarusian diaspora in Lithuania in a political game against Belarus, but in effect it turned into a destabilising factor for Lithuania itself.

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