Russian Press Review, September 7:

US envoys meet with Vladimir Putin in Moscow as Washington seeks to revive Russia-Ukraine peace talks; the Netherlands is pushing the EU to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine despite opposition within the bloc; and US-backed oil deals are boosting foreign involvement in Venezuela as the country seeks to revive production. These stories topped Monday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.

▪Media: US mediation may revive prospects for renewed Russia-Ukraine talks

▪Izvestia: Netherlands pushes EU to revisit use of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

▪Vedomosti: US oil push may revive Venezuela’s output but full recovery remains years away

▪Vedomosti: AfD lands record result in Saxony-Anhalt, putting Merz under pressure

▪Kommersant: OPEC+ leaves October production quotas unchanged amid Hormuz uncertainty