Russia made a decision on the establishment of the frontier zone on the border with Belarus without any notification, said the Foreign Ministry of our country. Russia's FSB requested to establish a border zone within Bryansk, Smolensk and Pskov regions from February 6.
Maria Vanshina, head of the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry:
"Firstly, in spite of all the existing agreements, the Russian party made a decision on the establishment of the frontier zone on the border with Belarus without prior notice.
Secondly, I have an impression that these actions lead to the restoration of full control on the Belarusian-Russian border, canceled more than twenty years ago. This runs counter to a number of existing agreements providing for the basic principle of openness of the borders between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation."