While celebrating his 72nd birthday on Monday, October 7, Vladimir Putin received some unpleasant "gifts" from Ukraine, including a refinery fire and a cyberattack on a state media outlet. A hacker group based in Kyiv targeted VGTRK,

"Ukraine gave the indicted war criminal a birthday present," said journalist Tim White of a drone attack, while Kyiv's forces continue to occupy part of Russia.

Pro-Ukrainian hackers have claimed responsibility for attacking Russian state media on the occasion of Putin's 72nd birthday on Monday.

US Vice President Kamala Harris has said that she would not agree to a bilateral meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about his war against Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing Harris' interview with CBS News Details: Harris stated that she would not engage in negotiations with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin to end the war without Ukraine being included in the discussions.

"There will be no success in ending that war without Ukraine and the UN charter participating in what that success looks like," stated U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in an interview with CBS. Asked whether she would meet with Vladimir Putin to negotiate a diplomatic resolution to the conflict,

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said in an interview aired on Oct. 7 that if she is elected, she would refuse to engage in peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin without Ukraine’s involvement.