A bipartisan group of members of the US House of Representatives has called on US President Donald Trump not to ease sanctions on Russia and instead to implement the Graham Act.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said Russia has demonstrated it is unwilling to engage in serious negotiations following Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's dismissive response to his unexpected meeting with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul.

Estonia's Internal Security Service has established that an arson attack on a building used by defence company Milrem Robotics in Tallinn on the night of 14-15 August was an act of sabotage ordered by Russian secret services.

Norway will allocate 25 million kroner (€2.3 million) to help find and bring back Ukrainian children deported by Russia and assist prisoners of war and civilians held in detention.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington has invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 leaders' summit in Miami this December and expressed hope that he will attend.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington will try to secure an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, although he acknowledged that doing so would be difficult.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a closed-door meeting in New York on 23 September on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

US President Donald Trump has urged Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to end Russia's war against Ukraine in a brief comment to journalists after arriving for the UN General Assembly in New York.

US President Donald Trump has said Washington is working on a "massive deal" to purchase potash fertiliser from Belarus.

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.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is willing to work towards the de-escalation of the war and will discuss diplomatic proposals with its partners.

The Canadian government has added eight more Russians to its sanctions list over their involvement in the illegal deportation and forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia as well as their indoctrination and militarisation.

The European Union's General Court has dismissed Hungary's lawsuit against the EU's decision to use windfall profits from Russian assets frozen in the West to fund Ukraine's defence.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has expressed dissatisfaction with the volume of orders from Ukraine placed with the German defence industry.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told journalists during his visit to Colombia that a roadmap for resuming negotiations between Russia and Ukraine could be drawn up in the coming weeks.