The situation with Lithuanian trucks stuck in Belarus has not changed, so more than 100 Lithuanian transport companies are preparing to file a collective lawsuit against the Lithuanian government, said Erlandas Mikėnas, president of the national association of road carriers Linava, to the ELTA agency.
"There are no developments regarding the return of the trucks. There are no news from Belarus or the government. (...) We have gathered members of our association who wish to participate in a collective lawsuit against the government. Carriers not belonging to any association have also joined. More than 100 companies have registered," he said.
"We will approach the government with the help of lawyers. (...) The plans will be determined by law firms, but they are quite clear - first, we will seek solutions through peaceful means, and if that fails, we have other options," emphasized the head of the association.
After assurances from the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Transport that they are actively working on resolving the issue, the association has not received "any information on this matter," he added.
"They say they cannot disclose all the measures being taken. We have scheduled a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and will see if we can talk, because so far we have had virtually no contact. (...) It is frightening - it seems that nothing is being done," stated Mikėnas.
Relations between Belarus and Lithuania deteriorated in October 2025. At that time, against the backdrop of an increase in smuggling of cigarettes into Lithuania via weather balloons, which caused disruptions at Vilnius Airport, Lithuania decided to close border crossing points with Belarus for a month.
As a result, many trucks were left in Belarus without the possibility of traveling to Lithuania. The Belarusian government initially restricted their movement and then decided to release the drivers while leaving the vehicles in special parking lots.
Linava had previously claimed in public that about 4,000 vehicles of Lithuanian carriers remain in Belarus, including about 1,250 tractors. In negotiations with government agencies, the association cited a figure of 488 trucks. The Customs Department under the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance conducted its own monitoring, according to which fewer than 200 Lithuanian trucks and trailers were placed in special parking lots in Belarus. Belarusian authorities had previously reported about 1,800 trucks.
