A Belarusian military delegation led by Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin took part in a joint board meeting of the defense ministries of Belarus and Russia in Moscow on .

The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus following a pair of votes by its general assembly.

The partial suspensions of Belarus and Russia are lifted as International Paralympic Committee members vote not to maintain the sanctions.

Minsk and Moscow are expected to host an online meeting of the Commission on International Affairs, Migration Policy, and Compatriot Relations of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia on 28 October.

The head of Belarus' State Security Committee Ivan Tertel claimed on Oct. 19 that his agency is prepared to engage in dialogue with Kyiv to "find a consensus" to end Ukraine's war with Russia, Belarusian state media reported.

The presence of the U.S. officers is the latest sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus, a close Russian ally that allowed Moscow to use its territory to send tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022.

Analysts say they are unsure what the Trump administration hopes to get out of its gifts and concessions to Belarus’s autocratic leader.

Ivan Uss, the son of former Belarusian presidential candidate Dmitry Uss, was killed on the front line in Ukraine while fighting for Russia, the independent Belarusian outlet Nasha Niva reported on Oct. 19. Uss reportedly signed a contract with the Russian army on Jan. 17 but died just weeks into his service.