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Taiwan's economy ministry said on Tuesday it had expanded a list of sanctioned goods for Russia and its ally Belarus in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine to prevent Taiwanese high-tech goods from being used for military purposes.

The Polish Border Guard detained a Ukrainian citizen who helped migrants from Belarus illegally enter the West.

Russia has not sent new units to Belarus after the rotation of personnel.

Belarus once again continued its joint military exercises with Russia taking place on Belarusian soil.

Three Su-30SM combat aircraft and two Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces remain on the territory of Belarus.

On Sunday, joint military exercises held by Belarus and Russia across eight Belarusian training grounds were prolonged until October 15.

The Ministry of National Defense of Poland showed another attempt by a group migrants to break through the country’s border from neighboring Belarus.

No movement of enemy equipment or personnel has been recorded on the border with Belarus.

The Ombudsman’s Office in Ukraine has information about dozens of places in Belarus, where Ukrainian children are kept.

The deployment of Russian nuclear weapons within the Republic of Belarus has a little effect on the security situation in Ukraine.

The Nobel Foundation said its decision to invite all ambassadors to the Nobel Prize award ceremony provoked “strong reactions", thus, it canceled invitation for Russia, Belarus, Iran and Sweden's far-right party.

Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, says the first nuclear warheads had been delivered to Belarus from the Russian Federation.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday that Russia is already moving a part of its short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus.

The European Commission has decided to allocate 135 million euros to programs to strengthen cooperation with Ukraine and Moldova. These funds were intended for programs with Russia and Belarus.

The Lithuanian government has decided to temporarily close two of the six border checkpoints on the border with Belarus, namely Šumskas and Tveričius, starting August 18.

Canada is imposing sanctions against 9 individuals and 7 entities under the Special Economic Measures Act in response to the ongoing gross and systematic violations of human rights occurring in Belarus. They also target persons who are complicit in Russia’s ongoing violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, in part through Belarus and with Belarusian support.

The United States is aware of the location of Russia’s Wagner Group fighters on the territory of Belarus and continues to monitor their movements and actions.

The presidents of Belarus and Russia, Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, have different ideas as to the use of Wagner Group’s mercenaries currently deployed in Belarus.

The return of Russian Aerospace Force’s warplanes and helicopters from Belarus is being observed.

The Polish government is mulling a full border closure with Belarus as one of the measures to protect the country against the backdrop of the deteriorating security situation in the wake of the Wagner Group deployment in the neighboring country.