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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, September 12 /Xinhua/ — Russia calls on Poland to think about the consequences of closing the border with Belarus and reconsider the decision as soon as possible. This is stated in a comment by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, published on her Telegram channel on September 11.
According to the diplomat, the Polish authorities have decided to close all checkpoints on the border with the Republic of Belarus, including road and rail ones, from 00:00 on September 12. Poland's unilateral actions will cause serious damage to its international partners who use the Polish-Belarusian border for trade. "At the same time, both entrepreneurs from Poland's allied countries and national businesses will fall victim to the political ambitions of the current authorities in Warsaw," she said.
In addition, M. Zakharova believes that these restrictions by the Polish leadership undermine basic humanitarian principles, namely the freedom of movement of people. “Residents of the border regions of Poland and Belarus are deprived of the opportunity to maintain traditionally close family ties and human contacts,” she concluded.
On September 9, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the closure of the border with Belarus on the night of September 11-12 in connection with the start of the Belarusian-Russian military exercises "West-2025". Later, the head of the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs Marcin Kerwiński signed a corresponding order. According to it, the measure concerns both directions – entry and exit – for both people and for freight road and rail transport. –0–
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