Putin says there is 'no point' meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war

"He just doesn't want to end the war. I think that many in the world were disappointed by this answer," he wrote on Telegram.During his remarks addressing Zelensky's letter, Putin restated his position that a ceasefire would only allow Ukraine to regroup, while concessions Moscow is seeking from Kyiv remain unmet."The only point is for the Ukrainian side to halt the advance of our armed forces. But we need agreements - not for six months, not for three months, but for the long term," he said."Let the experts get to work and come up with some solutions. After that, we can meet."Putin said he would only end the war when Russia's goals had been met."Military actions will end some day, we assume. Without a doubt, they will end once we have achieved the goals we have set for ourselves."Russia's longstanding position is that Ukraine should withdraw from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as abandon efforts to join NATO.But Kyiv has refused to give up any territory, arguing that any concessions to Moscow would embolden it to invade again in the future, noting its full-scale invasion came eight years after it annexed the Crimean peninsula.