Russia called Poland on Thursday, to re -open its border with Belarus, close to the ally of Moscow. Warsaw will close the border at night from Thursday to Friday In response to the beginning of Russian-white military exercises the West. The Kremlin described this as “destructive” and warned of the consequencesinforms TASR, according to the AFP report.
“We call on Warsaw to consider the consequences of such destructive steps and to review her decision as soon as possible,” said the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zacharovova. According to a spokeswoman, the closure of the border “Excuse the policy of further escalation of tensions in the center of Europe“. Zacharovová added, that Warsaw “openly” ignored the gestures The “good will” of Moscow and Minsk move the exercise further from the Polish border and reduce the number of soldiers involved.
Warsaw’s decision was announced by the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Even on Tuesday. Railway passes will also be closed. Tusk then stressed that the maneuvers will start on Friday in Belarus at the Polish border and are aggressive in nature. Belarus said in January that 13,000 soldiers will participate in the exercises. In May, it announced that their number would be reduced by about half, explains AFP. The exercise will last until 16 September.
