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Poland Urges Citizens to Evacuate Belarus Amid Tensions

9/27/2025

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Sept. 25 advisory from Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges citizens to avoid Belarus and depart immediately.
Passenger traffic is limited to the Terespol–Brest checkpoint; freight continues at Koroszczyn–Kozlovichi.
The warning cites Russia's war in Ukraine and arbitrary detentions of Polish citizens, evacuation could be difficult.
Poland has lifted the border closure but may reinstate it if tensions escalate further.

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Sept. 25 advisory from Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges citizens to avoid Belarus and depart immediately.
Passenger traffic is limited to the Terespol–Brest checkpoint; freight continues at Koroszczyn–Kozlovichi.
The warning cites Russia's war in Ukraine and arbitrary detentions of Polish citizens, evacuation could be difficult.
Poland has lifted the border closure but may reinstate it if tensions escalate further.