At the EEF plenary session, Vladimir Putin addressed a wide range of topics, from prospects for resolving the Ukraine conflict to economic policy and demographics. The president said chances for peace exist, denied rumors of mobilization and deposit freezes, and announced new benefits for the Far East.
The deal between the US and Venezuela, called historic, is drawing criticism from both sides. Americans suspect Trump of personal gain, Venezuelans speak of selling out the homeland. Experts doubt the deal's feasibility.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at the Eastern Economic Forum that Moscow does not intend to beg the West for normalization of relations.
US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that he will be able to arrange another meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, possibly when the Ukrainian conflict nears its end.
At the SCO summit in Bishkek, Putin discussed Ukraine, talks with the US, the situation in the special operation zone, and relations with partners. The president also answered journalists' questions.
At the SCO+ meeting, Vladimir Putin said the UN's capabilities are not fully utilized and called for reforms, including expanding the Security Council with Global South and East states.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces struck military-industrial and fuel-energy facilities in Kyiv and the region overnight.
A bill on new sanctions against Russia faces significant opposition from Democrats in the US House of Representatives, and Republicans are not united in support, according to Politico.
The eleventh Eastern Economic Forum opens Tuesday on Russky Island in Vladivostok, gathering guests from about 70 countries.
Governor of Sverdlovsk region Denis Pasler said drones and their debris hit residential buildings and a logistics center; no casualties reported.
Russian security forces told RIA Novosti that the command staff of Ukraine's 159th Brigade was eliminated during an attempt to break out of the Volchansk pocket in Kharkiv region.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said NATO openly declares its goal to turn the Arctic into a new theater of confrontation to contain Russia and its like-minded countries.
Acting Governor of Belgorod Region Alexander Shuvaev reported that two civilians were killed in a targeted missile attack by Ukrainian forces on Belgorod.
Russian military struck a transport and logistics center in the Kyiv region, which, according to the Ministry of Defense, stored and distributed dual-use goods, including components for medium- and long-range UAVs.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said European states, facing the need to increase defense budgets, are artificially creating an image of an enemy in Russia to justify tax increases to their populations.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Armed Forces have begun preparations for massive strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in response to continued attacks by the Kyiv regime on Russian civilian and fuel-energy facilities.
Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozenko said air defense forces have destroyed 30 drones over the region, with combat work ongoing.
Kyiv's military administration reported a fire at a warehouse in the Podilskyi district and damage to a warehouse building in the Holosiivskyi district.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a group strike on military industry facilities and port infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian forces are wrapping up the summer campaign, maintaining the initiative and advancing in Donbass, Zaporozhye, and the border areas. Details in a RIA Novosti report.
At a meeting in Novo-Ogaryovo, Putin said trade and economic cooperation with Belarus is developing successfully, noting growth in trade turnover.
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part via video conference in the opening of schools in five regions and also visited Moscow State Pedagogical University.
Russian troops carried out group strikes on logistics centers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Seven people, including a child in serious condition, were injured in a massive drone attack on the Rostov region, according to Governor Yuri Slyusar.
In the village of Gruzskoye, Belgorod region, a Ukrainian drone struck a minibus belonging to a local enterprise, killing two and wounding six.