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Putin sees "no point" in meeting

Putin rejects Zelenskyy's Ukraine peace-talks offer during the St. Petersburg forum, leaving ceasefire diplomacy stalled

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President Zelenskyy chided Putin in his first public message to the Russian leader, who called it "boorish" on Friday.

  1. Frame 1Putin rejects Zelenskyy's Ukraine peace-talks offer during the St. Petersburg forum, leaving ceasefire diplomacy stalled.
  2. Frame 2Zelenskyy's Thursday letter proposed a third-country meeting and said talks should start from the current frontline.
  3. Frame 3Ukraine said it was ready for a full ceasefire during negotiations, shifting pressure onto Moscow's refusal.
  4. Frame 4Putin called the letter rude and said Russia would still pursue its war goals in eastern Ukraine.
  5. Frame 5He repeated demands that Ukraine give up Donbas, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, keeping Russia's territorial terms unchanged.
  6. Frame 6Zelenskyy warned against waiting for U.S. attention to swing back from the Iran war.
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Jun 5, 5:12 PM EDT
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