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On Sept. 1 EU defense ministers met informally to discuss military support for Ukraine, the Russia-Ukraine war and Middle East tensions. kallas said Ukraine’s defense minister reiterated that air defense remains one of Kyiv’s most urgent needs, but ministers made no substantive progress on the issue. kallas said the EU is seeking additional air-defense systems and sources of interceptor missiles and urged member states to reassess national stockpiles and consider providing or selling Patriot interceptor missiles nearing expiry to Ukraine.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said China noted the Aug. 31–Sept. 1 G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting failed to issue a communique after differences over global imbalances. China said it deeply regretted the outcome and urged the G20 — and the US as chair — to follow principles of consensus, equal participation and objective, balanced coordination, and to fully respect members' reasonable concerns to help secure positive results at the 2026 Miami summit.