❗TASS News Roundup, September 2:

▪Moscow is Beijing's key partner in the field of peaceful nuclear energy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang

▪Relations between Moscow and Ulaanbaatar have reached the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership, Putin told Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osoryn Uchral

▪US President Donald Trump said he is ready to meet with his Russian counterpart once the parties are prepared to conclude a peace agreement on Ukraine, noting that it would be great for business to maintain good relations with Russia

▪Russia has all the necessary capabilities to reliably protect its interests, ensure the defense capability and security of all borders under any scenario, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko pointed out

▪Hungary has once again blocked negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, Euractiv reported

▪Russia will prevent any serious disruptions in its civil aviation’s work, Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin said, commenting on Vladimir Zelensky’s threats

▪The Russian Foreign Ministry told Germany’s charge d’affaires Bernd Finke that Moscow firmly rejects Berlin’s completely fabricated accusations over the Leipzig incident

▪The US and Ukraine are in talks about transferring a license to Kiev to independently manufacture Patriot missiles, State Secretary Marco Rubio emphasized

▪Russian skiers will be allowed to compete under a neutral status in the 2026-2027 season, Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Mikhail Degtyarev noted

▪The International Equestrian Federation has lifted all previously imposed restrictions on Russian athletes

▪Gas inventories in European underground storage facilities are at their lowest level since records began in 2011, with one month to go before the traditional start of the heating season, posing a risk to gas supplies in the region, according to TASS calculations based on data from Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE)