Kremlin Says Western Firms' External Management Is Reversible

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on September 29, 2026, that Russia took unfriendly Western actions into account when introducing external management at companies. He stated that the external management of Western companies is reversible and that Putin's decrees on the measure are not aimed at changing ownership. Peskov also said there are no political prisoners in Russia. Separately, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin declined their State Duma mandates, and Peskov said fellow deputies will help Duma deputies elected from among participants in the military operation.