Baltic Trade Pressure: Latvia plans a 300% tariff on grain shipments from Russia and Belarus, aiming to cut off a key alternative route as Black Sea and Azov routes stay disrupted by drone strikes. Border Tech Crackdown: Lithuania intercepted a drone smuggling 1,000 cigarettes from Belarus and launched administrative proceedings; separately, it expelled 22 Belarusian tech workers tied to an EU space-navigation project after finding nearly €500,000 in fraud and concealed links to Russian/Belarus military industry. Food & Logistics Controls: Lithuania will check the origin of all transit grain from Russia and Belarus (both feed and food) to prevent use of its infrastructure for stolen Ukrainian grain. Belarus-Linked Security Escalation: Ukraine’s HUR says Russia deployed “Oreshnik” missile units in Belarus, while also warning about Belarus hosting drone guidance relay infrastructure. Industry & Consumer Rules: Belarusian lawyer guidance says stores must keep customer access for the full official opening time, only allowing warnings shortly before closing. Agriculture Calendar: Minsk agricultural fairs run Sept 19–Dec 6 across multiple venues. Business Crime: Minsk police detained a cosmetics-industry manager’s former colleague over alleged extortion of 1 million rubles for keeping company information secret.