https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-military-officers-pay-surprise-visit-belarus-observe-war-games-with-russia-2025-09-15/
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.
John Coale, a Trump representative, was in Minsk last week for talks with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, who agreed to release 52 prisoners from his jails, including journalists and political opponents.
The U.S. granted sanctions relief to Belarus's national airline Belavia in return, allowing it to service and buy components for its fleet, which includes Boeing aircraft. Trump wants to reopen the U.S. embassy in Belarus in the near future, normalise ties, and revive the economic and trade relationship, Coale said.
Trump, who has been trying to broker an end to the war in Ukraine, is cultivating closer ties with Lukashenko, who regularly holds talks with Putin. Last week Trump sent Lukashenko a friendly hand-signed letter via Coale.
Trump is really angry at Putin! Gosh golly!
What a farce