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In open letter to Putin, Zelensky calls for meeting and ceasefire

KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader Thursday, shortly after the Kremlin chief had conceded Moscow needed to strengthen its air defences amid a spate of Ukrainian attacks.

Bangkok Post · Jun 4

Zelenskyy proposes face-to-face meeting to discuss end of war in open letter to Putin

Zelenskyy has repeatedly called for a meeting with Putin, saying only face-to-face talks will yield an agreement on territory.

Euronews · Jun 4

EU backs Pashinyan on the eve of Armenia's defining elections

The EU endorsed Armenia’s PM Nikol Pashinyan and announced a support package to counter Russian sanctions, just days before Armenia’s historic elections. Meanwhile, Pashinyan said he would go to Moscow after the vote and proclaimed that "abandoning Karabakh was my greatest service to Armenia".

Euronews · Jun 4

Ukraine strike kills 3 in Russian-occupied Crimea

MOSCOW - A Ukrainian strike killed at least three people in Crimea, the region's Moscow-installed authorities said Thursday, a day after Kyiv targeted energy and military sites in Saint Petersburg where Russia was hosting an economic forum.

Bangkok Post · Jun 4

Ukraine war briefing: Russia losing on the ground so pivots to air war, say analysts

Minimal gains on battlefield as Kyiv largely halts Moscow’s spring-summer offensive; Ukraine missile maker tests homegrown Patriot alternative. What we know on day 1,562

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4

Trump’s ballroom chief, conspiracy theorists and Steven Seagal: The surprise US guests attending Putin’s own ‘Davos’

Russia’s version of the international economic forum comes after Moscow’s top finance officials reportedly urged the Kremlin to rein in defence spending. Alex Croft reports on some of the more unexpected attendees

The Independent UK · Jun 3

Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal before city hosts Russian economic forum

Ukrainian long-range drones have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, setting it ablaze, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

AAP · Jun 3

AI chatbot responses polluted by pro-Russian disinformation

AI-driven chatbots are increasingly being used as sources of information, but they are also vulnerable to disinformation campaigns. Experts have found that pro-Russian misinformation, in particular, can seep into the responses generated by these conversational agents.

France 24 · Jun 3

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal before it hosts Russian economic forum

Ukrainian long-range drones have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, setting it ablaze, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

AAP · Jun 3

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal before the Russian city hosts economic forum

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that long-range Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal in the Russian city of St. Petersburg

AAP · Jun 3