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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting with representatives of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 4, 2026. Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested on June 5 that there was “no point” in meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid the years-long war between the two countries.
Putin said on Friday that an in-person meeting would be “boorish,” and he had no desire to attend potential peace talks after Ukraine launched a drone attack on a college dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region on May 22, killing 21 people.
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