Sources told RBC that Vyacheslav Volodin will head the ninth convocation of the State Duma. Ukrainian President Zelensky reportedly raised the issue of striking Russia via Starlink with President Trump, who referred him to Elon Musk. Additionally, gas stations and warehouses were reportedly attacked in Kyiv overnight and this morning.

A US military base in Poland will be named 'Fort Trump' after the US president, according to Polish President Karol Nawrocki. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly. Other reports include fuel sales restrictions returning to Zabaykalsky Krai and a high price paid for a specific breed of sheep in Kyrgyzstan.