The ECHR will hear a case concerning 10 Ukrainian children who were in care when Russia occupied Crimea in 2014 and were later placed in Russian adoption systems.

Trump says the proposed agreement would give US farmers access to Belarusian potash at a lower price than fertiliser currently purchased from Canada.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who is due to meet US President Donald Trump on 21 September, intends to encourage him to make the "right decisions" regarding Russia's war against Ukraine.

Ukraine's General Staff says strikes on refineries in Syzran, Yaroslavl and Moscow have knocked out over 45% of Russia's refining capacity.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for reciprocal de-escalation if Russia stops strikes on energy, critical infrastructure and food exports.

Ambassadors of EU member states have once again failed to extend sanctions on Putin, Lavrov and others as Slovakia and France push to delist oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman.

Trump has said Russia's diesel oil industry has been crippled by Ukrainian attacks, calling for an end to the "never-ending war".

EU diplomats are considering extending Russia sanctions for 36 months in exchange for the removal of Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list.

Ukrainian company Vluchnyk has unveiled the Zorelit v5 interceptor drone, capable of 416 km/h and designed to counter Russian Geran-2, Geran-3 and Geran-4 UAVs.

Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Zelenskyy was ready to hold elections during the war but abandoned the idea because Zaluzhnyi might run.

Former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko has not returned to work at the Prosecutor General’s Office after his official trip abroad ended on 18 September.

On 16 September 2026, a verdict was delivered in The Hague against one of the most prominent political figures in post-war Kosovo. Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and three other former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) – Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi – were foun