US and Russia move to block binding rules on autonomous weapons at the UN
11/06/2026 — 11/06, 19:19·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- According to The Guardian, a bloc of countries led by Russia and the United States is working to block negotiations on a legally binding ins…
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According to a 2026-11-06 report in The Guardian, a group of countries led by Russia and the US is trying to use a UN conference this month to block negotiations on a legally binding set of rules for autonomous weapons. The conference is being framed as a key moment after years of discussions aimed at filling a governance gap for AI systems. The scale of the opposition is not yet clear and is expected to become more visible at a diplomatic retreat scheduled to begin on Friday. That retreat is meant to prepare for the seventh review conference on “certain conventional weapons,” set to take place in Geneva from 2026-11-16 to 2026-11-20. As of the report, efforts to establish binding rules remain stalled at the stage of diplomatic pushback within the UN process, with the outcome of the upcoming meetings still unresolved.
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A group of nations led by Russia and the US is moving to use this month's UN conference to block proposals to negotiate legally binding rules on autonomous weapons, The Guardian reports. The scale of the opposition will become clear at a diplomatic retreat starting Friday, ahead of the seventh review conference on certain conventional weapons in Geneva on 16-20 November.
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