EU Sanctions: The EU has adopted its 21st Russia package after hard negotiations, extending the Russian oil price cap, adding a record 218 new listings (48 people, 170 entities), and tightening curbs on Russia’s banks, crypto networks, and the shadow fleet—while member-state compromises included a Greece LNG carrier exemption and extra time on practical details for a ban on former Russian military personnel. Belarus–China Trade: Grodno region says Belarus-China interregional cooperation is moving from forums to practical deals, citing 20 cooperation agreements signed with Chinese partners covering investment, trade, and people-to-people ties, with exports including polyamide, timber, rapeseed oil, and beef. Belarus Logistics: Belarus has finished modernising the Brest container terminal (Brest–Customs Service-3), expanding rail and transhipment capacity for gauge changes and multimodal handling, positioning Brest as a key Europe–Asia rail hub. Telecom Repair: MTS has launched a tender to restore a damaged 39-meter base station in Homiel region’s Lelchytsy district, following reports of infrastructure strikes in Polesia. Industry Hit: A fire broke out at the Integral microelectronics plant in Minsk, which supplies electronics for Russian missile programs; officials cite a blaze in an attic while preliminary reports say no casualties. SCO Diplomacy: Pakistan’s FM Dar met Belarus’s Maxim Ryzhenkov on SCO sidelines, discussing expanding cooperation in defence, agriculture, technology, and workforce exchange under a 2025–2027 roadmap.