From a post on axios.com by Jonathan Swan headlined “Why Zelensky doubts he can deal with Putin”:

Volodymyr Zelensky is no longer so eager to meet with Vladimir Putin.

Why it matters: In our interview tonight — our third in the past 18 months but first since the invasion — the Ukrainian president seemed less hopeful about diplomacy with the Russian president than I’ve heard from him previously.

• Zelensky had repeatedly said that he wants to meet with Putin.