Zelenskyy: Putin choosing war by rejecting offer for in-person talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned down an offer for in-person talks with the Ukrainian President.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned down an offer for in-person talks with the Ukrainian President.








Ukraine launched a series of air strikes targeting an oil facility and a naval air base near St Petersburg late Tuesday.
A Ukrainian drone strike targeted energy facilities near St Petersburg hours before the forum began.
The Russian-installed head of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, says a drone hit a bus travelling between Moscow and Simferopol.

Residents in Kyiv took shelter as Russian attacks continued into the daytime hours after overnight strikes.
Norwegian defence minister warns Russia could pose a grave risk and must not be allowed to control the corridor.
Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine’s air force.
Russia must face more pressure to fulfil its legal obligations to return the Ukrainian children.
According to France, the tanker, which had sailed from Murmansk, was trying to ‘skirt international sanctions’.
Putin says drone that crashed in Romania likely Ukrainian.

NATO says it is ready to defend allied territory against Russian attacks.