Poland Will Close its border with Belarus on Thursday night to Friday because Russia is starting a large military exercise there. Lithuania is also Strengthening Border Security. In 2022, Moscow Used the Same Exercise to Prepare for the Invasion of Ukraine.
The Closure Will Take Effect on Friday at 0:00, A Spokesman for Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Announced on Tuesday. “On Friday, maneuvers by Russia and Belarus will start in Belarus, very close to the polish border.” Poland Considers the Exercise to Be “Very Aggressive” from a Military Point of View.
Specifically, The Closure Means That The Last Two Remoining Border Crossings between Poland and Belarus Will Be Closed. Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Poland Has Already closed all Other Crossings on the Approximately 400-kilometer Border. Belarus is An Ally of Russia in the Fight Against Ukraine.
Lithuania had PreviOutly Announced that it would increase border security as a results of the exercise. Lithuania Shares a Border of Almost 700 kilometers with Belarus.
The So-Called Zapad Exercise Takes Place Every Few Years, But It is the first time that Moscow Has Organized It Since The Invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In 2021, Russia Used The Exercise To Prepare for That Invasion. Zapad Means “West” in Russian. The Exercise Typically Takes Place in Western Russia and in Belarus.
Simulate the use of nuclear weapons
Accordance to the Belarusian Minister of Defense, Troops Will Simulate the Use of Nuclear Weapons and Hypersonic Missiles Duration the Exercise Next Week.
Last week, the head of the German Army Said He Did not Expect Russia to use the Exercise as a cover to launch an Attack on a Nato Member. “But we are on Our Guard. Not only the German Armed Forces, But The Entire Nato.”