Overview

• Belarus’s KGB arrested 27-year-old Grzegorz Gaweł in Lepel, with state television airing footage it said showed him receiving a document marked secret about the upcoming joint drills.
• State media reported that officers seized Belarusian and foreign cash and a phone SIM card registered to another person during the detention.
• A Belarusian citizen was also taken into custody, with authorities alleging Gaweł attempted to recruit him using money and small gifts.
• Polish leaders denied employing clergy for intelligence gathering and pledged a response, while Minsk summoned the Polish chargé d’affaires over the case.
• The Zapad-25 exercises are expected to begin next Friday, and Belarus’s Defense Ministry says they will feature planned use of Russian nuclear assets and the Oreshnik missile.