Global News Roundup: Oman Rejects Hormuz Deal, Vance Talks Iran, Putin on Ukraine

Oman rejects deal with Iran on joint fee collection for Hormuz passage — media

A senior regional official told The New York Post that in order to avoid potential quarrels with US President Donald Trump, Muscat rejected even the idea of voluntary fees to be used to ensure security and environmental protection in the strait

Berlin was tipped from abroad to blame Russia for Leipzig drone incident — Der Spiegel

According to sources, the special services in a foreign country told German authorities that those implicated in the incident could have ties with the Russian special services

JD Vance mum on whether US to end war with Iran by November elections

The US vice president also said that only US actions can save the world from an energy crisis

Russian official says sure Russian expedition in Spitsbergen will be released

According to Yury Trutnev, some things are hard to understand

Over 300 US companies remain in Russia — EEF organizer

Anton Kobyakov added that the government is creating no obstacles for those who decided to stay, they are treated on equal footing with local companies and viewed as Russian economic operators

Two Arctic agreements, each worth over 1 trillion rubles, signed at EEF

Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East Alexey Chekunkov stressed that the projects would not be implemented all at once, given the scale of the investments

US House speaker unsure Russia sanctions bill to be considered before November — Bloomberg

Mike Johnson told the news agency that a number of Democrats in the House’s Foreign Affairs and Appropriations committees criticized the bill, while certain Republican members also disagreed with the proposed sanctions

EEF highlights Russia’s vision of 'new world of equality' — Serbian politician

Asked to assess Serbia’s capacity to participate in projects discussed at the EEF, Aleksandar Vulin said that "everyone who is willing has a lot of opportunities"

US envoys may visit Moscow, Kiev: what we know so far

In early September, a source told TASS that Witkoff and Kushner were intensifying their mediation efforts on Ukraine

Suspicious object resembling launcher found near German substation

According to a report by DPA, the item is currently being examined by experts to determine whether it could be intended for an attack on the local electrical power grid

Russia has no issues with troop numbers, while enemy losses rise monthly — Putin

The Russian leader said that Ukraine's losses are far higher than the number of people who join the army through forced mobilization and return from hospitals

Trump says US will soon prevail over Iran

The US president has assured that the operation against Iran is a success, and his country now controls the Strait of Hormuz

New passenger car sales in Russia fall by 6.5% in August to 114,300 — Autostat

The leading brands during the period were Lada, Haval, Tenet, Geely, and Changan

Trump says US to seek payment for ammunition sent to Ukraine free of charge

The US president said the Biden administration provided Ukraine with far more ammunition free of charge than Washington used during the war with Iran

Over 4,000 people seeking to cross into Ceuta deported from Morocco’s Tangier in 20 days

Most of those detained and deported from Tangier were young or minors

Agreeing to freeze conflict in Ukraine would mean revival of Nazism — Lavrov

"It would be betraying our ancestors, who defeated Nazism in 1945," the Russian foreign minister said

Vance acknowledges that US has not won any military conflicts in several decades

The US vice president added that he agrees with with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth "that we needed to have a culture shift at the Department of War"

Russia, China aim to accelerate agreements on Power of Baikal — Russian deputy premier

Alexander Novak says this is necessary to enable the companies to reach concrete agreements faster

IN BRIEF: Russian Foreign Minister on Ukraine conflict, Europe’s military buildup

Sergey Lavrov also addressed the status of the Russian language and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region

IN BRIEF: Key statements by Russian Deputy PM Trutnev at EEF

Yury Trutnev noted that Norwegian authorities have no choice but to release the passengers of the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov

Putin recounts story of running into tiger in woods during his visit to Russia’s Far East

The Russian president mentioned the natural wealth of these places

Ukraine’s attempted UAV attack on Moscow Region among largest in last two years

According to Sergey Sobyanin, between 8:00 a.m. Moscow Time on September 2 and 12:00 p.m. Moscow Time on Thursday, 548 unmanned aerial vehicles were heading toward the Moscow Region

G20 discusses conditions for innovation, personnel training at meeting — Russian minister

The meeting was devoted to the technological agenda of the Group of Twenty and covered a wide range of issues, Maksut Shadayev said

Putin believes there is chance for settlement in Ukraine

The Russian leader said Moscow is grateful to everyone who is trying to contribute to resolving this issue

China responded to some of US requests regarding ‘economic war on Iran’ — Vance

Speaking about isolation of Iran, the US vice president said that, in his opinion, China is "willing to play ball here, and we all know this"