VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Lithuanian government decided Wednesday to reopen the country’s two border crossings with Belarus, weeks after they were closed following disruptions at the capital’s airport caused by balloons used to smuggle cigarettes across the frontier.

The government in Vilnius said in late October it would keep the crossings closed for a month, with some exemptions. Officials in Lithuania view the balloon disruption as a deliberate act by Russia-allied Belarus.

Lithuania’s Cabinet decided to reopen the crossings at Medininkai and Šalčininkai on Thursday. Neighboring Poland this week reopened two crossings with Belarus.

The decision is expected to ease the return of Lithuanian trucks that were stranded in Belarus. Authorities in Minsk refused to open a corridor exclus

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