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What Putin's rejection of Ukraine's call for talks means for efforts to end Russia's war

PBS NewsHour June 05, 2026 1 views
What Putin's rejection of Ukraine's call for talks means for efforts to end Russia's war

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Nick Schifrin
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is accusing Russia of choosing war over peace, after Russian President Putin rejected his request for an in-person meeting. Putin spoke at an annual economic forum in St. Petersburg, a city on edge after several Ukrainian airstrikes earlier this week. Nick Schifrin reports.
Nick Schifrin is PBS News Hour’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent and serves as the host of Compass Points from PBS News.
Eliot Barnhart is a producer at the PBS News Hour.
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