Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal, WSJ says
- Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a three-day summit next month with US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the four-year Ukraine conflict.
- This proposal emerged during an October 9 telephone call between Putin and Trump, which also yielded a deal for the US to procure Russian diesel and facilitate its global sale.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Wall Street Journal that "there is no clear understanding yet regarding the meeting itself or its potential agenda, although all three parties acknowledge the hypothetical possibility of such a meeting taking place."
- On Sunday, the Republican leader claimed negotiations were making "great progress," while targeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over attacks on Russian refineries that he said impact global crude rates.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Trump of pressuring Kyiv into surrendering to Russia, as relations between the two leaders continue to deteriorate despite Trump's ongoing defense of his peace efforts.
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What China wants from a Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine
The administration of US President Donald Trump has stepped up diplomatic efforts this autumn to revive stalled negotiations aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Washington has increased pressure on Kyiv and its European partners while seeking to draw Moscow back to the negotiating table through a series of concessions, including a deal involving Russian diesel exports to the US and the temporary easing of some sanctions. Yet the Kremlin a…
Rumors of a meeting between U.S., China, and Russia leaders at APEC raise the possibility of discussing issues such as ending the war in Ukraine. 3-Line Summary: • Trump responds positively to Putin's proposal for a trilateral meeting • Zelenskyy calls for Ukraine's participation in negotiations amid concerns of exclusion • International security issues including ending the war in Ukraine and nuclear disarmament
American special envoy Steve Witkoff urges peace talks with Ukraine in St. Petersburg. Putin proposes a meeting of the great powers together with China. However, China is not a neutral party in the Ukraine war.
On the margins of the Apec summit in November, a meeting of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping could take place in China. In Europe, there is growing concern that the great powers could negotiate over the heads of Ukraine and its allies. Commentators discuss the danger of a redistribution of spheres of influence and the consequences for European security.
A meeting with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could offer Vladimir Putin a stage for his great-power ambitions. While the Kremlin seems to bring a tripartite summit into play, Wolodymyr Selenskyj warns of conversations over his head.
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