Sanctions & Security: Switzerland expanded sanctions against Belarus, adding new bans on goods ranging from lab and pharmaceutical glassware to explosives-related items and industrial machinery, citing Minsk’s continued support for Russia. NATO Frontline Scrutiny: Germany says some Bundeswehr personnel with Russian or Belarusian roots were barred from serving in a new NATO brigade in Lithuania after security checks, though they can still serve elsewhere. Prisoner Deal Fallout: After US envoy John Coale’s Minsk visit, Washington lifted sanctions on two Belarusian firms (Lakokraska and Bellesbumprom) while Minsk released 25 political prisoners—far fewer than the US had expected. Ukraine War Link: Ukraine reports Belarus has reactivated drone signal relay stations, helping Russian drones strike deeper into western Ukrainian regions. Border Friction: Belarus warned that truck clearance at the Belarus–Lithuania border may slow due to Lithuanian customs system maintenance. Symbols & Repression: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya marked the 1991 adoption of Belarus’s state symbols, saying the regime tries to erase white-red-white history even from people’s bodies.