Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg as city hosts Putin’s flagship economic forum
Ukraine has conducted drone strikes near St. Petersburg, targeting military and energy infrastructure. This comes as President Zelensky called for direct talks with Putin, which the Russian leader rejected during a recent economic forum. Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine will respond to any injustices, while Putin mocked him during his address at the forum.
- ▪Ukraine launched drone strikes targeting areas near St. Petersburg during Putin's economic forum.
- ▪Zelensky proposed direct talks with Putin, which were rejected by the Russian leader.
- ▪Ukrainian drones struck military arsenals and an oil depot hundreds of miles from the front lines.
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Ukraine launched another wave of drone strikes deep inside Russia on Saturday, targeting areas near St. Petersburg for the second time this week as the city hosted the final day of Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s flagship economic forum. The strikes followed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s public appeal earlier this week for direct talks with Putin and a comprehensive ceasefire. Putin rejected the proposal during a keynote address on Friday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, where he mocked the Ukrainian leader while arguing that a summit between the two leaders would serve little purpose.
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