**Morning Brief — Main Events on September **
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 **Putin met Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto** on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.
‘Indonesia is one of Russia’s key partners in Southeast Asia. Our countries have been bound by ties of friendship for many years,’ Putin said.
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 **Ukrainian strikes on children’s facilities in Energodar**, where polling stations are located, will not prevent elections from being held in the city, Rosatom chief **Alexey Likhachev** said at the EEF.
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 The **Russian economy remains overheated on the downside**, Sberbank CEO **Herman Gref** said. He added that further gradual cuts to the Central Bank’s key rate are quite possible, although tactical pauses may occur.
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 **Sergey Lavrov** said he was stunned by German Chancellor **Friedrich Merz’s militaristic ambitions**.
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 Armenia’s potential accession to the **EU** is a matter for Yerevan, and no negotiations on the issue are currently underway, Russian Deputy PM **Alexey Overchuk** said.
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