President's advisor says Liubajevas is not being targeted

Rustamas Liubajevas, the head of Lithuania's State Border Guard Service, has chosen to resign, according to presidential advisor Marius Česnulevičius. Česnulevičius stated that Liubajevas considers this decision to be the best for the service and that there is no evidence indicating any attempt to target Liubajevas personally or any existing animosity towards him.

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Rustamas Liubajevas himself decided to resign. Marius Česnulevičius says that Rustamas Liubajevas calls this decision the best for the service.

The resignation comes in the wake of an incident at the border with Belarus, where migrants reportedly attacked border guards. Media reports suggested that the migrants attempted to drag one officer into Belarus, though he managed to free himself. The Minister of the Interior had previously indicated that if the circumstances of the incident were confirmed, Liubajevas might not be able to remain in his position.

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Česnulevičius says there is no data that Liubajevas was targeted or that there was personal animosity against him.

Ultimately, the decision to step down was Liubajevas' own. The article notes that this simplified version was prepared using artificial intelligence, developed by scientists from Vytautas Magnus University in collaboration with the news agency ELTA, and has been reviewed and approved by an editor.

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If the circumstances of the incident are confirmed, Liubajevas cannot remain in office.