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The negotiations took place after the elections to the State Duma, held earlier in September 2026. The meeting in the Kremlin was organized to discuss the election results and further interaction between the executive and legislative branches.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held separate negotiations with the leader of each parliamentary party, who took part in a meeting in the Kremlin on Monday after the State Duma elections, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti.
The meeting was attended by the chairman of United Russia Dmitry Medvedev, the head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the LDPR Leonid Slutsky, the first deputy chairman of A Just Russia Alexander Babakov, and the deputy chairman of the New People party Vladislav Davankov.
“He spoke separately with each of the participants,” Peskov said.

The European Commission has announced a “Right to Remain” strategy to keep Europeans in rural areas, but without separate funding. The initiative, expected in early 2027, aims to address problems with jobs, housing and services, but has already drawn criticism from regions amid disputes over the EU's long-term budget. Six EU countries demanded budget cuts of hundreds of billions of euros and threatened to block its approval.

According to a Public First poll, 70% of people in the UK support a closer relationship with the EU, including 39% willing to accept some EU rules and 31% favoring cooperation without mandatory compliance. Even 51% of Reform UK supporters favor rapprochement with Brussels, although the study's authors emphasize that this does not mean a desire to cancel Brexit.

The European Commission rejected Ukraine's request to allocate 220 million euros for agricultural needs, as reported by Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotsky. It was decided to attract financing through a soft loan from the World Bank for $250 million. Vysotsky noted that this will allow us to hold out until the new year, but the situation remains critical and requires planning for the spring.

Authorities in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Austria and Finland have issued an ultimatum on the new long-term EU budget, demanding spending cuts of hundreds of billions of euros and redirecting funds to the military-industrial complex and innovative companies by cutting funding for the agricultural industry and poor regions of the EU. Ireland, which holds the EU Council presidency in the second half of 2026, is due to present a new draft budget that EU countries must agree before the end of this year for the 2028-2034 period.

CNN, MSNOW and Politico asked a US federal court to extend for 14 days a court order restoring their journalists' access to the White House after restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. Judge Timothy Kelly previously granted the media's lawsuit and blocked the restrictions, ordering the administration to restore accreditations. The White House confirmed the restoration of access. The current decision expires on October 8th.

At a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevgeniy Khmara asked to finance jet drone interceptors, allocate part of the missiles for the Patriot air defense system from the allied reserves, transfer loan funds from 2027 to 2026 and use the remainder of the SAFE program for purchases for Ukraine. He also noted the need for air-to-air missiles, MANPADS and ammunition for the F-16. Earlier, Bloomberg reported that the EC rejected Kyiv's request for 220 million euros for the agricultural sector.