Moscow, Sept. 12 -- Russia calls on Poland to reconsider its decision to close the border with Belarus as soon as possible, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
Zakharova said Poland's actions aim "to justify the policy of further escalation of tensions in the center of Europe.""Poland's unilateral actions will cause serious harm to its international partners who use the Polish-Belarusian border for trade exchange," she said.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that the country will completely close its border with Belarus starting at midnight on Thursday in connection with the "very aggressive" Russia-Belarus military drills Zapad-2025.
Zakharova stressed that the drills are conducted on a r...