Overview

• Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says the United States might grant NIS at most a one‑month reprieve beyond September 26, while stressing even that extension is doubtful.
• Volodymyr Zelensky tells Axios he will ask parliament to hold a presidential election if a long‑term cease-fire is reached, acknowledging security challenges but calling the plan achievable.
• IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi describes his conversation with Vladimir Putin as very important and says efforts continue to prevent a nuclear incident linked to the conflict.
• Alexander Lukashenko meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow with talks to include a potential second nuclear power plant in Belarus.
• The Kremlin disputes Western assertions about readiness to shoot down Russian aircraft, as Dmitry Peskov labels such talk irresponsible and Maria Zakharova dismisses a Bloomberg report as fantasy.