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Belarus on Friday slammed a decision by Poland to close a border checkpoint between the two countries as "catastrophic", saying it could lead to a "collapse" on both sides of the border.
Poland said on Thursday, citing security concerns, it would close a key border crossing into Belarus at Bobrowniki, starting at 12 p.m. local time on Friday, driving already hostile relations between the two countries to a new low.
Minsk criticized the decision on Thursday, but went further in a statement on Friday, calling the move irrational and dangerous.
"The actions of the Polish authorities could lead to a collapse on both sides of the border," Belarus' border committee said in a statement shared on social media.
After the closure comes into force, only two of six major land crossing points along the two countries' 400km (249 mile) border will be open, Belarus' border force said in a statement.
"With the closure of another Polish checkpoint, the situation will become catastrophic," Belarus' border force added, pointing to already existing long lines at border crossings. "The load on the remaining two checkpoints will critically increase."
Minsk also said it believed the decision was purposefully designed to "further aggravate the situation at the border and limit citizens' travel."
(Cover: In this image taken with a drone, migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gather at the Belarus-Poland border, Belarus, November 15, 2021. /CFP)
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