Overview

• Moscow and Dushanbe adopted a joint statement to expand strategic, military‑technical and humanitarian cooperation, with pledges on counter‑terrorism, Afghanistan support and a push to finalize the UN cybercrime convention.
• Presidential aide Yuriy Ushakov said representatives of the Russian and U.S. presidents maintain ongoing contacts and that Tajik partners were briefed on the outcomes of the Putin–Trump Anchorage meeting.
• Ushakov confirmed Putin and Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon discussed the Ukraine conflict during their talks in Dushanbe.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described a serious pause in settlement talks with Ukraine, saying Kyiv has not answered Russia’s draft treaty or proposals for working groups.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky said a delegation led by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, Andriy Yermak and Vladyslav Vlasuk will visit the United States next week to discuss air defense, energy and a negotiation track.