France reiterates advice to citizens to avoid going to Belarus

The French Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday reiterated that it "strongly" advised its citizens against going to Belarus given Russia's near year-long war in Ukraine, and again encouraged those in the country to leave. In an updated advisory to French nationals, the foreign ministry said only one border crossing was open to travelers heading to Poland from Belarus.

The French Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday reiterated that it "strongly" advised its citizens against going to Belarus given Russia's near year-long war in Ukraine, and again encouraged those in the country to leave.

In an updated advisory to French nationals, the foreign ministry said only one border crossing was open to travelers heading to Poland from Belarus. Belarus' borders with Lithuania and Latvia were open, it added. Earlier in the day, the United States told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies.

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