{"id":2611483,"date":"2026-06-06T13:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-strikes-st-petersburg-as-city-hosts-economic-forum\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T13:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:54:06","slug":"ukraine-strikes-st-petersburg-as-city-hosts-economic-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-strikes-st-petersburg-as-city-hosts-economic-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg as city hosts economic forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-strikes-st-petersburg-as-city-hosts-economic-forum%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611483&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukraine launched another wave of drone strikes deep inside Russia on Saturday, hitting areas near St.Petersburg for the second time in a week. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/isis-claims-responsibility-for-dual-bombings-near-soleimanis-grave-in-iran\/\" title=\"ISIS claims responsibility for twin bombings near Soleimani&#039;s tomb in Iran\">attacks coincided<\/a> with the final day of the St. Petersburg international Economic Forum, where vladimir Putin rejected a proposal for direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and dismissed the idea that a summit would serve much purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said the drones traveled about 1,000 kilometers to strike Russian naval arsenals and a military base in Kronstadt, while separate long-range attacks targeted an oil depot in Russia\u2019s Krasnodar region. He warned that Russia must end the war and stop attacks on innocent life, and that further actions would bring \u201cjust response.\u201d Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister argued Putin\u2019s refusal reflects a weakening position.<\/p>\n<p>At the forum,Putin also mocked Zelensky\u2019s public image,joking that trump had \u201cdisciplined\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-gop-lawmaker-marjorie-taylor-greene-introduces-articles-of-impeachment-on-president-joe-biden\/\" title=\"BREAKING: GOP Lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces Articles of Impeachment on President Joe Biden\">ukrainian leader<\/a> over his appearance and referencing a dress code.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"82\">Ukraine<\/a> launched another wave of drone strikes deep inside <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"80\">Russia<\/a> on Saturday, targeting areas near St. Petersburg for the second time this week as the city hosted the final day of Russian leader<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"79\"> Vladimir Putin\u2019s<\/a> flagship <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economic-issues\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5173\">economic<\/a> forum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strikes followed Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s<\/a> public appeal earlier this week <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4595800\/zelensky-full-ceasefire-meeting-putin-open-letter\/\">for direct talks<\/a> with Putin and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-welcomes-yemen-temporary-truces-as-riyadh-hosts-allied-factions\/\" title=\"UN welcomes Yemen temporary truces as Riyadh hosts allied factions\">comprehensive ceasefire<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4597811\/kuwait-bahrain-more-iran-missile-attack-increase\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kuwait and Bahrain face more Iranian missiles as attacks increase<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4597227\/vance-uk-henry-nowak-murder\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance slams \u2018enraging\u2019 and \u2018tragic\u2019 Henry Nowak murder in UK<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4596799\/azerbaijan-report-israel-iran-operations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Azerbaijan denies CNN report that Israel carried out operations against Iran from its territory during war<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI do not yet see the point,\u201d Putin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/events\/president\/news\/79956\">said<\/a> when asked if he would meet with Zelensky.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine said the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >latest strikes hit military<\/a> and energy infrastructure hundreds of miles from the front lines. In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2063173457072837006\">statement<\/a> Saturday, Zelensky said Ukrainian drones traveled roughly 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) to strike Russian naval arsenals and a military base in Kronstadt, near St. Petersburg, while separate long-range attacks targeted an oil depot in Russia\u2019s Krasnodar region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRussia must end its war and stop its attacks on life,\u201d Zelensky said, adding that \u201cany manifestation of injustice against Ukraine will receive a just response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Putin\u2019s refusal to engage directly reflected Moscow\u2019s weakening position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy refusing President Zelenskyy\u2019s offer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abramovich-appears-at-ukraine-russia-talks-in-istanbul\/\" title=\"Abramovich appears at Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul\">direct peace talks<\/a>, Putin lost his chance to get out of his failed war,\u201d Sybiha said Saturday. \u201cThings will only get worse for Russia. Battlefield losses will continue to grow. Failures will get more humiliating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin also took aim at Zelensky\u2019s public image at the forum, joking that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>had \u201cdisciplined\u201d the Ukrainian leader over his appearance.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4595800\/zelensky-full-ceasefire-meeting-putin-open-letter\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4595800\/zelensky-full-ceasefire-meeting-putin-open-letter\/\">Zelensky proposes \u2018full ceasefire\u2019 and face-to-face meeting with Putin in direct open letter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut we all saw how Donald, in front of the whole world, disciplined [Zelensky] \u2014 insisting on a dress code, remember?\u201d Putin said. \u201cPlaying <em>Rambo: First Blood<\/em> all the time may work, but only up to a point, and not everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin went on to thank Trump for the criticism, saying it had been \u201ccertainly useful,\u201d before adding that there was still \u201croom for improvement\u201d and that \u201cthe work needs to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine launched drone strikes near St. Petersburg after Zelensky urged direct talks with Putin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2611484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26090593578432.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[80940,4280,45500,7283,6991],"class_list":["post-2611483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-economic-forum","tag-russia","tag-st-petersburg","tag-strikes","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26090593578432.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611483"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611487,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611483\/revisions\/2611487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}