US Concerned by Flow of Migrants From Belarus to Lithuania

Lithuanian army soldiers install razor wire on border with Belarus in Druskininkai, Lithuania, on July 9, 2021. Janis Laizans/Reuters

VILNIUS—The United States is concerned about the flow of Middle Eastern and African migrants from Belarus into Lithuania, a U.S. diplomat said.

Lithuania began building a 320-mile razor wire barrier on its border with Belarus on Friday after accusing Belarusian authorities of flying in migrants from abroad to send illegally into the European Union.