Zelenskyy is to meet with British, French and German leaders in London on Sunday

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out meeting his Ukrainian counterpart any time soon, after Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a face-to-face encounter between the leaders to end the four-year war.

Speaking at an economic forum in his home city of Saint Petersburg on Friday evening, Putin said he saw “no point” in meeting Zelenskyy until a possible peace deal had been agreed. Zelenskyy hit back saying the Russian leader was “weak” and “choosing war again”.

Putin also vowed to press on with Russia’s military offensive until its war goals had been achieved.

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