Overview

• Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the crossings will resume operations at 00:00 on September 25, with the interior minister to sign the order today.
• Authorities closed the frontier on September 12 citing security interests during the active phase of Russian‑Belarusian military exercises.
• Tusk said the measure achieved its preventive goal and warned the option to close the crossings again remains if tensions rise.
• Roughly 1,500 Polish trucks remained on Belarusian territory, with Belarus’s customs authority granting a 10‑day extension to their temporary stay under EAEU rules.
• Polish lawmakers and business groups reported losses of about €1,000 per truck per day and estimated stranded trucks and cargo at roughly €200 million.