Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky hits back at Putin’s ‘weak’ response to peace summit proposal
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Russian President Putin rejected Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's invitation for in-person peace negotiations, stating there was no point in meeting. Zelenskyy had sent an open letter proposing direct talks to end the war now in its fifth year, but Putin characterized the letter as rude and argued the meeting would only benefit Ukraine by halting Russian military advances.
Moderate: Center-leaning outlets present the rejection through mostly factual reporting, with some emphasizing Zelenskyy's counter-claim that Russia is choosing war over peace, while others highlight Putin's stated reasoning that negotiations would primarily serve Ukrainian military interests.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets use more aggressive framing, describing Putin as 'slamming the door' and 'slapping down' the proposal, while emphasizing Russian military and economic vulnerabilities including successful Ukrainian drone strikes breaching Russian air defenses.
Zelensky called for the meeting in a letter to the Russian president ...