Hundreds of weather balloons sent to lithuania this year have disrupted flights and stirred alarm in a sabotage campaign against a nato state. Officials say belarusian smugglers have been using weather balloons. Roula khalaf, editor of the ft, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter
Lithuania has declared a state of emergency after hundreds of smuggler balloons from neighbouring belarus. “it’s clear that this emergency is being declared not only because of disruptions to civil aviation, but also due to national security concerns and the. Vilnius airport has been closed.
