Overview

• Russia’s Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine of a terrorist attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium office in Novorossiysk on September 24, citing deaths, injuries and damage, and said the strike disregarded third‑party peace efforts.
• IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said his conversation with Vladimir Putin was very important and reiterated the agency’s push to prevent any nuclear incident linked to the conflict, including concerns around the Zaporizhzhia plant.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called NATO rhetoric about shooting down Russian aircraft very irresponsible and said Moscow has seen no convincing evidence of airspace violations alleged by Estonia and Poland.
• Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said the U.S. might extend the delay on sanctions targeting the Russian‑Serbian energy firm NIS for no more than one month after September 26, though he questioned whether even that would be granted.
• Romanian President Nikușor Dan assessed the chance of the war spreading beyond Ukraine as extremely low and said he sees no signs Russia is preparing to attack NATO members.