Putin rejects Zelensky meeting saying Russia “will achieve its goals” in Ukraine | BBC News

Russia's president Vladimir Putin has rejected a call from Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet for peace talks.

Speaking at an economic forum in St Petersburg, President Putin said there was no point in a meeting - and said military operations would only cease when Moscow had achieved its goals.  

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Steve Rosenberg in St Petersburg.

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