Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has urged the Polish government not to shut down border crossing points between the two countries.

“Keeping Belarusians connected to Europe is crucial,” she said in a post on X, adding that people could not be left “behind a new iron curtain”.

Earlier on Sunday, Poland’s foreign minister said Warsaw was considering closing the remaining border checkpoints with Belarus to try to stem illegal migration.

Poland says that Belarus has been encouraging people from the Middle East and Africa to travel to Belarus and then cross the border…