Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he currently sees no reason to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian president published an open letter proposing they hold face-to-face talks to agree on an end to the war.
Putin said on Friday that Zelenskyy’s letter was rude in parts and did not come across as a sincere offer to hold talks.
“This letter contains some rather rude remarks. Was it a way to create the conditions for a face-to-face meeting or a way not to set up a face-to-face meeting? I think it was the second,” said Putin.
Asked on stage at Russia’s annual economic forum whether he would meet the Ukrainian leader, Putin said: “I don’t see any point for now.”
