On the continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania
B-10-2025-0585
on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Engin Eroglu, Karin Karlsbro, Ľubica Karvašová, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michał Kobosko, Nathalie Loiseau, JanChristoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, MarieAgnes StrackZimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas
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Parliament condemns Belarus's hybrid attacks against Lithuania and the EU, including UAV and balloon incursions, instrumentalised migration, smuggling, economic coercion, cyber activities and disinformation, calling them state-organised terror operations.¶ It demands Belarus cease all hybrid operations and release detained freight vehicles, and calls for strengthened EU-NATO cooperation, additional sanctions and sectoral measures against Belarus.¶¶¶
Key points
- Condemns Belarus's hybrid attacks against Lithuania and the EU, including UAV and balloon incursions, instrumentalised migration, smuggling, economic coercion, cyber activities and disinformation, as state-organised terror operations.¶
- Declares that Belarusian hybrid aggression is part of a broader Russia-led destabilisation strategy targeting EU Member States and NATO.¶
- Deplores the lack of coordination over the US partial lifting of sanctions on Belarus on 13 December 2025, which undermines solidarity.¶
- Demands Belarus immediately cease all hybrid operations and release all European hauliers' freight vehicles and goods held on Belarusian territory.¶
- Rejects false narratives from Belarus accusing Lithuania of espionage or fabricating incidents, stressing they aim to obscure responsibility and undermine public trust.¶
- Reiterates non-recognition of Lukashenka's legitimacy and stresses that any review of EU sanctions policy must be conditional on verifiable systemic changes.¶
- Calls for strengthened EU-NATO cooperation on Lithuanian airspace surveillance, including unified incident-classification protocols and joint exercises.¶
- Calls on the Commission and Frontex to expand Lithuania's border-surveillance capacity with sensors, patrol aircraft, counter-UAV kits and real-time threat analysis.¶
- Calls for enhanced strategic communication to counter disinformation and publicly attribute hostile activities.¶
- Calls on the Council to adopt additional targeted sanctions against Belarusian entities involved in hybrid operations and sectoral measures including aviation restrictions and financial prohibitions.¶¶
- Encourages Member States to raise Belarus's actions before the UN and calls for closer EU-Ukraine cooperation on drone technology and hybrid-threat resilience.¶¶
- Urges the Council to incorporate eastern-border security priorities into the next multiannual financial framework and calls on Member States to ensure rapid cross-border movement of military assets.¶¶
Who is affected
- Lithuania: receives solidarity and calls for enhanced surveillance and border capacity.¶¶
- Belarusian authorities: demanded to cease hybrid operations and release vehicles; subject to calls for more sanctions.¶¶¶
- European hauliers: called to reassess security risks of doing business in Belarus.¶
- EU Member States: called to follow policy line, raise actions at UN, and ensure rapid military asset movement.¶¶¶