Several hundred US troops started arriving in NATO member Lithuania on Saturday for military exercises near the border with Belarus, where tensions are mounting over its disputed presidential election.More than a dozen Abrams tanks crossed the Lithuanian border from neighbouring NATO partner Poland on Saturday afternoon, an AFP photographer said.The deployment, to last until November, is “pre-planned and not associated with any events in the region,” a Lithuanian defense ministry statement said.:Belarusian authorities withdraw accreditation of several foreign journalistsBelarusian President lukashenko rejects foreign mediation in post-election crisisVilnius has given refuge to opposition challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who claimed victory in the …read more
Source:: Al Arabiya
