Mark Milley, the top US general, said the G20 meeting was a “window of opportunity” for leaders to discuss how to end the fighting. President Putin is not likely to attend the meeting in Indonesia. The most senior official from Moscow will be Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister. Despite Milley’s comments, the White House insists it is up to the Ukrainian government to decide when and how to negotiate. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, dismissed the idea that a Republican-controlled House of Representatives could mean
