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Belarus -Russian Border closes for foreigners?
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Doesn't sound too good, just another reason to avoid Belorussia. Honestly it sounds like the Russians are playing some kind of game to pressure somebody (Belorussia?), as I expect that that route is a major truck transit route, but one which is fairly easily bypassed via Latvia.
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I am hoping to travel from Russia into Belarus, with appropriate Visas, late May/early June 2017 - anyone know whether that will be possible?
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I am hoping to travel from Russia into Belarus, with appropriate Visas, late May/early June 2017 - anyone know whether that will be possible?
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The link says that route is closed to foreigners because it's not equipped to process international travellers (Russia and Belarus have a customs union and effectively open borders). There's no good reason for them to make the effort to upgrade that border crossing. If you really want to see Belarus, you'll probably have to go north and cross in Latvia.
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OK, plan B...
I was going to avoid Ukraine but how about entering Ukraine in the very north, and then going to Belarus from there.
I won't have the time to go any further north to Latvia/Lithuania.
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@klausmong1 - yes, borders are temporary closed. The main reason as AnTyx already said is that there is open border between Russia and Belarus at the moment and nobody makes custom and border control. And that's not good for Russian police because they can't control who is entering the country. Border points in Belarus will be opened as soon as Belarus will upgrade them to make right control
@v1nn1e - you can't enter Russia from Belarus, but there should be no problems to leave Russia if you have already entered the country. But still there is some risk in such scenario, so I would advice checking this with the border. Also, just in case, I am going from Moscow to Latvia border in the end of May, on the 25th approx, may be we can ride together
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OK, plan B...
I was going to avoid Ukraine but how about entering Ukraine in the very north, and then going to Belarus from there.
I won't have the time to go any further north to Latvia/Lithuania.
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There's nothing wrong with Ukraine as long as you stay out of southern Luhansk Region and eastern Donetsk Region.
You could enter from Russia at Troyobortnoye / Bachiivsk which is a good road to Kyiv, then you can stick to the quiet northern route through Ukraine (Korosten - Kovel) which is also good.
If you exit Russia into Belarus and then into Europe, I imagine you may have a problem in future if the Russian immigration system has not registered you leaving the country. I would not take the risk unless you are 100% sure.
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