On Sept 25 in St Petersburg, Russian President Putin told reporters that although many in Europe talk of a possible Russian attack and are preparing for war, Russia is not preparing any form of military conflict with Europe and has no reason or realistic motive to do so.

President Trump said Treasury Secretary Bessent will not take a role as the government's senior 'superintelligence (SI)' official, adding Bessent does not want the job and is performing well at the Treasury. Trump called the reports "fake news" and said he wants Bessent to continue leading the Treasury; earlier reports had suggested Bessent might be tapped to oversee superintelligence policy.

Azerbaijan said TotalEnergies has announced a final investment decision to proceed with full-field development of the Absheron oilfield.