Selenskyj schlägt Putin in Brief Kriegsende vor

In an open letter, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls for a personal meeting and direct negotiations with Vladimir Putin to end the ongoing conflict, while renewing calls for a ceasefire as a prerequisite for further talks. The letter was released during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, where Putin explicitly rejected the idea of a temporary ceasefire, insisting that ongoing Russian military progress makes one unnecessary. Meanwhile, the report also examines the economic impact of the war on small businesses in Moscow, where rising costs and new taxes are creating significant challenges.