border closure with Belarus

Warsaw/Minsk, Sep 10 (IANS) Poland will completely close its border with Belarus starting at midnight on Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. "For national security reasons, we will close the border with Belarus, including railway crossings ... on Thursday at midnight, from Thursday to Friday," Tusk said ahead of a government meeting on Tuesday. The closure will apply to all crossings, notably those of railways, Xinhua News Agency reported, quoting the Polish Press Agency. In response, Belarus has protested the Polish decision to halt border crossings during the period of Russia-Belarus military drills Zapad-2025, according to the Belarusian…