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Putin says there is 'no point' meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war
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- Dan Sales Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he does not see any point in meeting Volodymyr Zelensky after the Ukrainian leader requested face-to-face talks over ending the war between the two nations.
- The Ukrainian president also requested a ceasefire, while striking a defiant, at-times mocking tone.
- Putin called the note "rude" and refused the request for a meeting, reiterating his position that peace talks should precede any ceasefire.
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Dan Sales Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he does not see any point in meeting Volodymyr Zelensky after the Ukrainian leader requested face-to-face talks over ending the war between the two nations.
Zelensky sent an open letter on Thursday calling for direct negotiations with Putin, writing that it was "wrong to simply wait" for the war, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, to become the focus of US attention once more.
The Ukrainian president also requested a ceasefire, while striking a defiant, at-times mocking tone.
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