US citizens who are in Belarus “should leave immediately,” the US embassy in Minsk announced on its website. She also stressed that “the Belarusian authorities are constantly facilitating an unjustified Russian attack on Ukraine” and that the country has “arbitrary application of local law, potential social unrest, risk of detention.”
Embassy USA recalled that the government Lithuania closed two of the six border crossings last week Belarusand the governments of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia do not rule out the closure of others.
“Do not go to Belarus due to the fact that the Belarusian authorities are constantly facilitating an unjustified Russian attack on Ukrainedue to the strengthening of the Russian military presence in Belarus, arbitrary application of local law, potential civil unrest, risk of detention, and the limited ability of the embassy to assist American citizens living in or visiting Belarus.
“U.S. citizens in Belarus should leave immediately”
“U.S. citizens in Belarus should leave immediately,” the statement said. . Consider going through other border crossings with Lithuania and Latvia or by plane. According to the US mission, US citizens should consider leaving through the still operating border crossings with Lithuania and Latvia or by plane. “Do not go to Russia or Ukraine,” it was noted.
The Embassy recommends that American citizens, if they decide to travel to Belarus, carry a passport with them at all times, monitor local and international media for emergencies, and have a contingency plan in place in the event of a lack of assistance from the US government.
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