# Press review: EU may tighten oversight of Ukraine aid as US, Iran explore nuclear compromise

https://mins.news/en/item/80033

- TASS, 2026-09-30 10:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/pressreview/2194873

> Russian newspapers report that the EU is considering stricter checks on spending from aid to Ukraine, driven by corruption scandals involving the country’s energy and defense sectors. Separately, the United States and Iran held indirect talks in which Washington reportedly offered sanctions relief and the unfreezing of Iranian assets in return for limits on Tehran’s nuclear program, though Donald Trump publicly denied that negotiations were occurring.

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