The proposed meeting would take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen on November 18 and 19, according to people familiar with the discussions. Putin originally raised the idea during an October 9 phone call with Trump, which also resulted in a deal for Moscow to sell diesel oil. While Trump characterized Russia's actions in Ukraine as having been "fine," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha previously warned that a summit excluding Ukraine would only encourage Russia to prolong the fighting.
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Trump Says He Would Meet Putin and Xi in China Without Zelensky
Geopolitics1 day ago
President Donald Trump expressed his willingness to negotiate the end of the war in Ukraine through a trilateral summit with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, regardless of whether Kyiv is included in the talks. Trump stated he would do anything to resolve the conflict and suggested that a different representative should now negotiate on behalf of Ukraine. He specifically noted that any such meeting with the leaders of Russia and China would focus on nuclear weapons and denuclearization.
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