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Russia Calls on Poland to Reopen Belarus Border
Russia criticizes Poland's border closure during Zapad 2025 drills and warns of serious consequences amid NATO's heightened alert in the region.
- Poland closed its border with Belarus at midnight on September 12 due to upcoming joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises called Zapad 2025.
- The closure followed Belarus's January announcement of 13,000 troops for the drills, later cut by half, and Poland's concern over the exercises simulating control of the Suwalki corridor.
- Russia and Belarus made gestures to move parts of the Zapad exercise away from Poland's border and to reduce troop numbers, which Poland ignored by closing the border.
- A spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced the border closure as harmful and urged Poland to reverse its decision, cautioning that it might have serious repercussions.
- Zapad 2025 will run until September 16 as Russia urges Poland to reopen the border, while NATO's eastern members including Poland and Lithuania remain on high alert.
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Russia is now warning Poland that there will be "consequences" if the Poles do not reverse the decision to close the border with Belarus, which is allied with Russia.
REPORTING - The Polish authorities announced the closure of their eastern border on the eve of Russian manoeuvres that could mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers.
Russia and Belarus Launch Zapad-2025 Military Drills - teleSUR English
The joint exercises involve tactical nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles. On Friday, the Russian and Belarusian armies began the Zapad-2025 strategic maneuvers, held on the territories of both countries as well as in the waters of the Baltic and Barents seas. RELATED: Kremlin Rejects Poland’s Claim of Russian Drones in Its Airspace These joint military exercises, which will simulate the use of tactical nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles…
Poland shuts all border crossings with Belarus ahead of Russian-Belarusian military drills
Poland shut all border crossings with Belarus on the night of September 11. According to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA, Polish border guards rolled out barbed wire and set up metal barriers at the checkpoints. Previously, two crossings had remained open: Brest, for passenger traffic, and Kozlovichi, for cargo. Warsaw moved to close the border ahead of joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises, Zapad-2025, scheduled in Belarus from Sep…
A regular military exercise between Moscow and Minsk, this 2025 edition is held in a context of strong tensions with Poland.
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