According to Interfax news agency citing the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the Emir of the United Arab Emirates, and the UAE expressed support for Putin.

According to Interfax: Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a meeting with the heads of various law enforcement agencies.

Bridgewater named Margo Cooks co-chairman of its operations board.

S&P Global Auto: U.S. new vehicle sales are expected to reach 15.1 million in 2023, an increase of 9%.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Wagner troops can join Russian army or go to Belarus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: I promise those members of Wagner who want to go to Belarus that I will keep my promise.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: The situation shows that any blackmail and rebellion are doomed to failure.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Most of the Wagnerians are also patriots.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Rebel organizers intend to divide Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: We have taken all measures to eliminate the danger.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: We have witnessed the highest level of social unity.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Society (stability) has been consolidated.

According to The Information: OpenAI sees ChatGPT as a personal assistance tool for the workplace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin began his speech.

[Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian fighter planes escorted British military planes over the Black Sea] On the 26th local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement stating that two Russian Su-27 fighter jets accompanied the British Air Force approaching Russian airspace over the Black Sea that day. 1 RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and 2 "Typhoon" multi-purpose fighters. The statement stated that Russian airspace monitoring equipment found three air targets approaching the Russian border over the Black Sea that day, and two Russian Su-27 fighter jets immediately took off to identify them. It was confirmed that the three targets were an RC-135 reconnaissance plane and two Typhoon fighter jets of the British Air Force. Russian fighter planes immediately accompanied it to prevent it from violating the Russian border. The statement stated that as the Russian fighter planes approached, the above-mentioned British military planes turned around and flew away from the Russian border. The Russian fighter planes returned safely to the station airport and did not violate the Russian border.

According to Agence France-Presse: According to sources close to the Belarusian president, the Belarusian leader will speak "soon".

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.52% in night trading, at 18894 points, 100 points higher than water.

US Chief of Naval Operations Michael Gilday: It is too early to say whether the submarines provided by the US for the AUKUS alliance are from excess capacity or from the inventory. We do not underestimate the difficulties faced by the AUKUS submarine project.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits front-line troops in southern Ukraine.

Brazilian President Lula: A common currency intended to be created for trade with Argentina is an option that will not replace the currencies of the two countries. The argument that Brazil lost export share to Argentina makes no sense.