ADVISORY  Watch: The World This Week — ‘The war: Putin’s view,’ at 8 tonight EDT. From Consortium News. Former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter joins retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern and international affairs writer Patrick Lawrence to discuss the Ukraine war. From CN intro: “In St. Petersburg this week, the Russian president spoke frankly about Ukraine, NATO and the course of the war: there’s no end in sight.” Click HERE at 8 p.m. to livestream their conversation, and afterwards for video of it.

For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for GAZA, WEST BANK, LEBANON, IRAN and MEDIA, and for UKRAINE 6-5-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 5  Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to meet, saying he sees ‘no point’ in it. From AP.  ST. PETERSBURG — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting on the 4-year-old conflict. Zelenskyy’s letter was . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish; and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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