Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia is not to blame for the US yielding to pressure from Europe, which announced the "funeral of Anchorage," and recalled that Moscow fully accepted the American proposal made at the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska.
The EU declined Zelensky's request to disburse part of a 90-billion-euro loan early, as opposition parties gaining ground in Europe oppose aid to Kyiv.
Russia's Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck Ukrainian defense industry sites producing Flamingo cruise missiles, as well as port and ship repair infrastructure in Odesa region and vessels linked to supplying Ukraine's military.
According to Ukraine's Finance Ministry, by August 2026 the country's state and state-guaranteed external debt reached 7,537.71 billion hryvnias, 5.7 times the figure at the end of May 2019.
According to data from Ukraine's Finance Ministry and national agencies reviewed by RIA Novosti, G7 countries provided Kyiv with loans of almost 50 billion dollars using income from frozen Russian assets.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck Ukrainian energy facilities and ports, as well as targets in the Odesa region, and warned of intensified strikes on the defense industry in response to Zelensky's threats.
Brussels has refused to transfer another tranche to Kyiv despite verbal support, insisting on an audit of funds already spent and pushing Ukraine toward unfavorable reforms, RIA Novosti reports.
Ukraine's population has been falling sharply since the collapse of the USSR, and even Kyiv analysts see no prospect of improvement, RIA Novosti reports.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said the European Commission will not be able to cover the $8 billion deficit in funding for Ukraine's military needs that emerged in 2026.
Supporters of Ukrainian serviceman Oleksandr Todorov, who had called for protests outside Volodymyr Zelensky's office, held a rally on Maidan in Kyiv demanding peace in Ukraine, Strana.ua reports.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeated its call for foreigners and diplomatic staff to avoid Ukraine, citing continued massive retaliatory strikes.
The Russian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti that Moscow is seriously concerned that military exercises involving Japan have ceased to be purely defensive.
Ukraine's National Bank says grain exports fell 63.3 percent in August compared with the same month last year.
Russian President spoke at the plenary session of the XXIII Valdai Discussion Club, addressing escalation, nuclear weapons risks, artificial intelligence and the formation of a multipolar world.
The Russian Defense Ministry says Russian troops attacked logistics and communications facilities in Ukraine used for military purposes.
A Flydubai flight from Israel to the UAE sent a hijack signal and landed in Saudi Arabia; according to N12, the cause was a fight between two pilots, a Russian and a Ukrainian; 174 people were on board, including 27 children.
Sergei Lebedev, coordinator of the pro-Russian Mykolaiv underground, told RIA Novosti that Ukraine has redeployed foreigners with combat experience to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant area; he earlier spoke of a possible major provocation by Kyiv, including to draw Poland into the conflict.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RIA Novosti that German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul initiated talks with Sergey Lavrov because of the difficult situation in Germany. The meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly lasted about 20 minutes.
The meeting between the US president and the Chinese chairman at the White House did not produce significant economic agreements. Beijing warned Washington about the risk of war and demanded caution on Taiwan.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul at UN headquarters; the talks were initiated by Berlin.
The White House has secured a security agreement with Denmark on Greenland: the US will expand the Pituffik base and create two new military facilities. Experts assessed the deal's significance for Trump and NATO.
CNN, citing sources, reports that Russian presidential special envoy Kirill Dmitriev discussed cooperation between Moscow and Washington and a settlement in Ukraine with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Fox News that Tehran seeks a deal with the US within international law and is ready to give up its 60% enriched uranium stockpile under the NPT.
Russia's Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck a logistics hub in Odessa holding military products from the EU, as well as a cargo ship with supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a drone warehouse in Novye Belyary, Odessa region.
A source told RIA Novosti that high US Air Force activity in the Strait of Hormuz may indicate a risk of escalation; Washington has deployed 12 F-16 fighter jets to the region.