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Yermak, Rubio discuss security guarantees, military cooperation ahead of Zelensky-Trump meeting
Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak held a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sept. 20, ahead of an anticipated meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump next week.

Ukraine imposes sanctions against 83 individuals, 13 entities, including Russian propagandists
In his evening address, Zelensky said that he imposed three separate sanctions packages, which target citizens of Ukraine, Russia, and Moldova.

Russian drones strike oil, transport infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast
Russian drones reportedly struck a Ukrainian oil depot at a military facility in Bakhmach, Chernihiv Oblast on Sept. 20, Russian Telegram channels reported.

Oil pumping stations in Volgograd and Samara stop work after Ukrainian drone attack, SBU source says
Ukrainian long-range drones struck a series of oil pumping stations in Russia overnight on Sept. 19, resulting in a shutdown of pumping, a source in Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.

Putin feels free to increase attacks on Ukraine without fear of consequences from Trump, Bloomberg reports
Russia has already significantly increased its drone and missile strikes across Ukraine this year, repeatedly breaking its records of civilian casualties and weapons launched.

'This is Russia’s war, Russia should pay' — UK examining new ways to use Moscow's frozen assets
At the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the Group of Seven (G7) countries froze approximately $300 billion in Russian central bank assets.

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