UAE-Belarus Trade Push: UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi wrapped up an official visit to Minsk, meeting PM Alexander Turchin and senior ministers and leading a UAE business delegation at a UAE-Belarus Trade Day, with talks focused on expanding non-oil cooperation after the 2025 Trade in Services and Investment Agreement. China-Belarus Connectivity: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng urged deeper China-Belarus trade, investment and transport links, highlighting the “Big market for all: Export to China” event and calling for stronger industrial and digital-economy cooperation. Diplomatic Appointments: Belarus and Thailand’s new ambassadors presented credentials to Mongolia’s president, with discussions including economic ties and using the Mongolia–EAEU interim trade framework. Sports Diplomacy & Sanctions Drift: UEFA extended the ban on Russian teams and clubs for 2026/27, while separate updates show Belarusian athletes’ access improving in some sports after international rule changes. Demography Spotlight: A new fertility-rate roundup lists Belarus among the lowest-fertility countries, underscoring the broader aging-population challenge. Ukraine War Talks via Kyiv: Zelensky said sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich visited Kyiv to pass a message to Putin on peace prospects, but Ukraine insists it will not leave Donbas.