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Rubio to meet Lavrov in New York on Sept. 23

Lavrov has arrived in New York to take part in the U.N. General Assembly, Russian state media reported. Rubio and Lavrov have met several times over the past year as the Trump administration has sought to broker an end to Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.

How Russia used parliamentary elections to legitimize occupation of Ukrainian territories

As Russia held its parliamentary elections from Sept. 18 to 20, it also organized, for the first time, the vote in Ukrainian territories that Russia illegally claims as its own. Ukraine and the European Union have rejected the vote as illegal. The purpose of holding the sham election in occupied territories goes far beyond choosing Russian lawmakers. Russia uses the elections in Ukrainian territories under military occupation to project the image that residents accept Russian rule and are inte

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Donetsk, Russian occupied part of Ukraine, on September 20, 2026.

About Russian attack

Russian attacks involve combined missile, drone, artillery, and ground operations targeting military positions, energy infrastructure, and civilian centers. Though Ukrainian air defense regularly intercepts a significant portion of incoming missiles and drones, Russia has launched thousands of missiles and drones since February 2022, killing thousands of civilians and destroying critical infrastructure.

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