Overview

• Poland shut all crossings on September 12 over security concerns linked to the Zapad 25 exercises and recent Russian drone incursions into its airspace.
• The nearly two-week closure disrupted a key rail artery that carries about €25 billion in EU–China trade each year.
• State rail freight company PKP Cargo warned that a longer blockade would push shipments south through Central Asia and the Black Sea at a cost to Poland.
• The interior minister will issue the formal regulation to restore both road and rail traffic.
• Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the government can close the crossings again if threats reappear, noting the risk has lessened but not disappeared.