SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he saw &quot;no point&quot; in meeting Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky until a peace deal was ready, rebuffing the Ukrainian leader&#39;s call for a face-to-face encounter. &quot;I see no point in meeting. It only makes sense for the Ukrainian side to stop the advance of our armed forces. That&#39;s it. And we need agreements,&quot; Putin told Russia&#39;s flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg, a day after Zelensky released an open later calling for a meeting. &quot;Let the experts work, develop some solutions, and then we can meet,&quot; Putin added.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he see "no point" in meeting Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky until a peace deal is ready

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Putin says 'no point' in meeting Zelensky until peace accord reached

Putin says 'no point' in meeting Zelensky until peace accord reached