Overview
- Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said US–Russia dialogue on strategic arms reductions will not advance without the participation of the United Kingdom and France.
- President Vladimir Putin has offered to keep Russia within New START limits for one year after February 5, 2026 if the United States reciprocates.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that a Putin–Trump summit requires deep preparation and that conditions for organizing it are not yet in place.
- Russia and India are actively preparing Putin’s December visit to New Delhi with a substantial package of agreements focused on economy and trade, the Russian ambassador in India said.
- Putin convened an in‑person meeting of permanent Security Council members, set transport security as the main topic, asked Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to brief on the recent China trip he called useful, and the Kremlin said the Presidential Council on Interethnic Relations will prepare a national policy strategy through 2036.