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Open letter to the US administration: The G20 invitation to Putin should come with conditions

The Trump administration recently announced that it has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to December's G20 summit in Miami. This invitation erodes the well-deserved isolation of Putin for his brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Putin last appeared on U.S. soil for a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, in August 2025. That meeting produced no progress toward ending the war that Putin started against Ukraine. If anything, the Russian bombardment of

Putin arrives for his inauguration ceremony in Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2024.

Ukraine war latest: Russian glide bomb strikes in Kramatorsk kill at least 33

Key developments on Oct. 8: * At least 33 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk buses * Russian drone barrage on Kyiv kills 4, injures 19, disrupts electricity, water supplies * Polish SIM cards found in Russian drones downed in Poland * US, Russia confirm Trump's latest Ukraine peace push is falling apart * Ukraine strikes Russia's Omsk oil refinery in Siberia, General Staff confirms * UK ramps up sanctions against Russian shadow fleet, crypto industry, big oil A Russian glid

About Oryol Oblast

Oryol Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, approximately 360 kilometers (224 miles) south of Moscow. Oryol Oblast covers 24,700 square kilometers (9,500 square miles) and has a population of around 730,000. Its administrative center is Oryol city. Ukrainian forces have conducted drone strikes on fuel depots and military facilities in Oryol Oblast since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

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