Russian Embassy in Lithuania rejects claims of involvement in the influx of migrants

“Not a day goes by without the Lithuanian authorities noting themselves with anti-Russian attacks.

That important press conference was allegedly "disrupted" by Russian planes over the Baltic Sea.

Then there are unfounded accusations about our "involvement" in the influx of migrants.

And all of this is in the style of highlighted like ", - said in the message of the Russian diplomatic service on Twitter.

On June 15, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that two Tu-160 strategic bombers had flown over the Baltic Sea.

The department stressed that all flights of aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces are carried out "in strict accordance with international rules."

At the same time, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry expressed a protest to the Russian side in connection with the alleged violation of the country's airspace by Russian aircraft.

Lithuania also turned to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi with a request to respond within the framework of its powers to the migration crisis.

As of July 13, Lithuanian border guards have detained more than 1.7 thousand illegal migrants at the border with Belarus since the beginning of the year.