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.








Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and other top OPEC officials visit the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
No handshake and no photo as Mirra Andreeva of Russia beats Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine to reach French Open final.

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.
Tennis’s top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka knocked out of French Open in quarterfinal Roland-Garros defeat to Diana Shnaider.
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.
Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk faces Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in semifinal after beating Elina Svitolina at Roland Garros.
Norwegian defence minister warns Russia could pose a grave risk and must not be allowed to control the corridor.
The recently signed agreement is unlikely to advance the country’s long-term national interests.