The border movement with Belarus was partially restored at night. There were respective 100 cars waiting in queues to go. any drivers have been setting up in them since Wednesday morning. More than 200 tires were counted in Koroszczyn by noon. The border was closed due to Russian-Belarusian military exercises "Zapad-2025".
At midnight on Wednesday Thursday, he was partially reinstated Border movement with Belarus. Passenger cars return to the crossing of Terespol-Brzeście, and trucks to the crossing of Kukuryki-Kozłowicze (with customs department in Koroszczyn). 3 rail border crossings were besides opened for freight traffic: Kuźnica Białostocka-Grodno, Siemianówka-Swisłocz, Terespol-Brześć. This means that a full of 5 border crossing points will be open with Belarus - 3 railways and 2 roads.
- I'm sorry. Border crossings were opened as planned at midnight. The movement runs smoothly and calmly - said Michał Derus, spokesperson for the Chamber of taxation Administration in Lublin.
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He informed that the transition for passenger cars in Terespol There are about 100 cars waiting to leave Poland. These are mainly cars registered in Belarus. On the Belarusian side - according to the information of the local services - more than 3 1000 passenger cars are entered in the electronic queue, which want to enter Poland. As Derus emphasized, how many cars are presently in line for the border on the Belarusian side, it is unknown. - We have no way to verify it," he said.
On the another hand, about 400 trucks are waiting for the crossing and departure from Poland. Here the line was set up from the morning hours on Wednesday, just before noon more than 200 tires were waiting.
Polish-Belarusian border. beginning of border crossing points
According to the regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration, the restoration of traffic concerns rail and road crossings closed earlier in connection with Russian-Belarusian maneuvers "Zapad-2025". It applies in both directions – departure from Poland to Belarus and entry into our country. It applies to both road and freight trains.
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In the assessment MSWIA The maintenance of restrictions at another border crossing points is determined by "maintaining hybrid threats from Belarus and Russia and related challenges to the safety of the state, as well as the continuing migratory force on the Polish-Belarusian border".
Polish-Belarusian border. Changes in the "Zapad-2025" exercise
Partial restoration of traffic at border crossing points with Belarus announced on Tuesday Prime Minister Donald Tusk. He stressed that the maneuvers "Zapad-2025" ended, so the risks associated with the aggressive attitude of the east neighbours of Poland decreased.
- I'm sorry. Taking into account besides the economical interests of Polish carriers, besides PKP Cargo, we considered that this preventive measurement fulfilled its task - he explained.
The Prime Minister added that the tool, which is the anticipation of closing border crossings, remains inactive in the hands of the government. "If necessary, if tension increases or aggressive behaviour of our neighbours, we will not hesitate and we will make a decision to close the transition again," he stressed.
The border with Belarus. Ministry of abroad Affairs about possible provocations
The effects of long-term closure of all border crossings were indicated, among others, by PKP Cargo. The Deputy manager of the Management Board's Office, promotion and investor relations in Julita Sołtysiak estimated that if the closure of the border were long lasting, this would have a negative impact on the implementation of the fresh Silk Road, i.e. a railway connection providing transport of goods from China.
Government representatives were repeatedly asked erstwhile the border would be reopened. Head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs Marcin Kierwinski, among others, during the conference in Lubań, he emphasized that this would happen erstwhile there was 100% certainty that Poland was not in any danger or provocation.
Polish-Belarusian border was closed at midnight from Thursday to Friday (11/12 September) by decree of the Minister of Interior and Administration due to the organized 12-16 September Russian-Belarusian military maneuvers "Zapad-2025".
There are a full of six border crossing points with Belarus throughout national roads. 4 of them (at DK63 in Sławatycze, DK66 in Polowce, DK65 in Bobrowniki and DK19 in Kuźnica) stay closed. The transition in Polowce was closed in the COVID-19 pandemic, the transition in Kuźnica has not been operational since November 2021. It was closed erstwhile a Belarusian attack took place with migrants. The transition in Bobrowniki was closed in February 2023, erstwhile the Belarusian court passed a judgement on the activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus, writer Andrzej Poczobut.
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