The EU rejected Ukraine’s request to fast-track part of a €90 billion loan, keeping pressure on wartime financing and digital finance stability.
Lavrov rejected any pause for Ukraine talks as Rubio urged ceasefire diplomacy, keeping geopolitical risk in focus for fintech and digital markets.
U.S.-Iran talks at the UN raised market focus on Hormuz shipping, sanctions, frozen assets, cybersecurity risk and fintech exposure.
Zelensky says he expects a US delegation meeting by late September focused on energy and food security amid attacks on infrastructure.
Annalena Baerbock will join Columbia University as co-director of a public administration program after her UN General Assembly chairmanship ends in 2024.
Ukraine urges the UN to bar Russian troops from peacekeeping missions due to documented sexual violence and calls on Russia to leave the organization if it rejects UN resolutions.