The Ministry of Interior and Administration unambiguously answers questions about the future of the Polish-Belarusian border after the Russian-Belarusian maneuvers "Zapad 2025". A spokesperson for the Karolina Gałecka department stressed that the end of military exercises does not mean the automatic restoration of border traffic.
"We stress that the decision that has been made is related to Russian-Belarusian maneuvers Zapad 2025, which does not mean closing the border solely for the time of these exercises. We will reconstruct movement erstwhile the border is full secure, erstwhile the information provided by the services confirms it" - explained Gałecka in an authoritative message.
Effects on transport
Gałecka admitted that stopping border traffic is simply a "challenge for carriers" who now gotta usage the border crossing points in Lithuania to carry out their transport.
The hotel announced a comprehensive assessment of the economical losses caused by the closure of the border. "Then the ministries will be able to prepare specified a statement. On this basis, the government will make decisions on possible state support for individual industries" - said the spokesperson for the Ministry of abroad Affairs.
Closing details
The Polish-Belarusian border was completely closed at midnight from Thursday to Friday 11/12 September under the decree of the Minister of Interior and Administration. The decision was straight linked to Russian-Belarusian military manoeuvres "Zapad 2025" organised on 12-16 September, and according to the wording of the regulation the closure is valid until further notice.
The suspension of border traffic covers both directions and all modes of transport. On the night of 11 to 12 September, the last 2 open passages were closed: DK2 in Terespol for passenger traffic and DK68 in Kukuryka for freight traffic, both in Lublin Voivodeship. At the same time, 3 rail border crossings for freight traffic were closed: Kuźnica Białostocka-Grodno, Siemianówka-Swisłocz and Terespol-Brześć.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article was edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
