Key Events of the Past Week (August 24 — August 30)

🇷🇺Early voting in Russia's State Duma elections began in remote and hard-to-reach areas. IAPEE is preparing an international observation mission for the upcoming elections.

🇮🇸Iceland held a referendum on whether to resume negotiations on joining the European Union. The proposal was rejected by 52.8% of voters, while 47.2% voted in favour.

🇳🇪The first parliamentary session of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) was held in Niger.

🇷🇺🇮🇳Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to discuss bilateral relations and key international issues.

🇺🇸🇻🇪U.S. President Donald Trump announced what he called “the largest oil deal in world history” with Venezuela, giving U.S. companies majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves.

🇸🇪Early voting opened in Sweden ahead of the parliamentary elections.