Russian President Vladimir Putin says he had “never ruled out” the possibility of meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end the three and half year long war, but added that if no peace deal was reached, Moscow would achieve its aims militarily.

“Donald [Trump] asked me for such a meeting, I said: ‘Yes, it’s possible, let Zelenskyy come to Moscow’,” Putin said on Wednesday at the end of his visit to China, adding that if such a meeting was worthwhile.

“Is there any point? Let’s see,” said Putin in Beijing, as he called for elections, questioning the legitimacy of Zelenskyy.

US President Donald Trump, who has been trying to broker a peace settlement, called for a one-on-one meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy in efforts to end the war after holding talks with the R

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