September 1st, 2026:
In Germany, an explosive device was found on the territory of a transformer substation. The EU countries immediately blamed Russia.

September 2nd:
Norwegian authorities have arrested the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov in the port of the village of Barentsburg (Svalbard Archipelago) at the request of the Ukrainian company Naftogaz.

September 7th:
Israeli airline El Al has extended the cancellation of flights from Moscow to Tel Aviv until March 2027. The carrier referred to the “security situation in Russian airspace.”

September 8th:
The closure of Russian radio in Svalbard.
The shutdown of the only Russian language radio station in Svalbard, Radio Maya, has become public information. The Norwegian Office of Media Affairs recognized it as a “tool of Russian propaganda” and stripped the station of its broadcasting rights. The radio station broadcast from Barentsburg, talked about the weather, warned about potential polar bear threats and did humorous news reviews.

September 9th:
The Lithuanian Ministry of Education has excluded the works of Mikhail Lomonosov and Gavriil Derzhavin from the curriculum of native language and literature in Russian schools of the republic (9th grade). The initiator was Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius.

September 11th:
The organizers of the Zion Festival music event, held in Tbilisi on September 25th-26th, 2006, banned Russian citizens from visiting. The restriction appeared on the ticket sales page on the TKT.ge service website. This was about two weeks before the event, after some potential tourists from Russia had already bought tickets and planned their trip.

September 12th:
At a speech in Kiev, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called on NATO to conduct “aggressive” military exercises near the Kaliningrad region so that Russia “does not know what to expect.“

September 15th to 27th:
The World Chess Olympiad was held in Samarkand from the 15th to 27th of September, 2026. Despite the recommendations of the IOC, the Russian national team was not allowed to participate even under a neutral status.

September: 17th to 20th:
The Congress of the International Biathlon Union was held in Berchtesgaden, Germany, from September 17th to 20th, 2026. The delegates voted to maintain the suspension of the membership of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) and the Belarusian Biathlon Federation (BFB).

September 24th:
The Executive Committee of the Estonian Olympic Committee has approved a set of recommendations for its athletes in case of joint participation with Russians and Belarusians.:

• Keep your distance at award ceremonies.
• Avoid sharing photos, videos, press conferences, and social media posts.
• Inform the organizers about “violations of the conditions of neutral status” on the part of the Russians.

September 28th:
A scandal has broken out in Estonia over the name of the “Tsar’s Way” tourist route, a local historic road between Narva and Tartu that was once traveled by Russian rulers.

September 30th:
Lithuania will introduce a “loyalty declaration” for Russian artists and athletes. The Lithuanian government has approved the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the mandatory signing of a declaration condemning the actions of the Russian Federation for all Russian and Belarusian cultural, scientific, educational and sports figures wishing to enter the country. Refusal to sign will close off the way to any public activity. The amendments will come into force at a later date.