TOUS 4495 Ukraine Poutine ecarte l idee d un tete a tete avec Zelensky

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that a direct meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, currently holds "no interest." Moscow believes such a meeting would only be conceivable once a peace agreement has been negotiated and is ready to be signed.This statement comes the day after Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with the Russian leader in an attempt to revive peace talks. It illustrates the continued diplomatic deadlock between Kyiv and Moscow despite calls for dialogue.