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Poland Reopens Select Belarus Crossings as Embassy Urges Citizens to Leave

Officials describe a limited reopening shaped by Zapad‑2025 security risks, with closures ready to resume.

Overview

  • Passenger traffic resumed at TerespolBrest and freight trucks at Koroszczyn/Kukuryki–Kozlovichi, with freight rail moving via Kuznica BialostockaHrodna, SiemianowkaSvislach, and TerespolBrest.
  • Poland’s Embassy in Minsk advised citizens to leave Belarus immediately, warning that a sudden deterioration could make evacuation difficult or impossible.
  • Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the government will reclose the crossings if threats or hostile behavior increase.
  • Polish authorities continue to report elevated irregular crossing attempts, which spiked during the Russo‑Belarusian Zapad‑2025 exercises.
  • Analysts and Polish officials say China pressed to protect Belt and Road rail freight, with quiet diplomacy seen as a factor in the decision to restart limited traffic.