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Poland after Russian drone incursion: China calls on Warsaw to reopen its border with Belarus after the closure froze a €25B rail freight link to the EU (www.kyivpost.com)

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Poland took the decision to close its frontier with Moscow-allied Belarus ahead of joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises, codenamed Zapad 2025, which started on Friday.

Following last week’s Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace, officials said the border closure would be in force until further notice. Three freight rail crossings, one for cars and another for trucks have been shut.

The freezing of rail routes, especially, are expected to have an impact on Chinese imports to the EU, given that 90% of rail freight between China and the bloc passes through Poland.

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[–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 3 points 9 hours ago

China can make the war end whenever it wants. Without China's support the Russia wouldn't last more than two weeks.