At a September 2, 2026 press conference after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia is advancing in Ukraine, labeled the Ukrainian leadership as terrorists, and declared negotiations impossible. He claimed 270 square kilometers captured in Donetsk during August and dismissed rumors of new mobilization. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy separately warned of plans to deploy 1,000 drones daily against Russia.