Putin reportedly suggests summit with Trump and Xi to decide fate of Ukraine - CNBC
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly proposed a three-way summit with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to discuss the war in Ukraine, excluding Ukrainian leadership. The report comes amid shifting U.S. foreign policy and tensions regarding sanctions on Russia.
Why it matters
A potential summit excluding Ukraine could signal a major shift in the geopolitical landscape and the future of the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly floated a three-way summit between himself, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the table.
The meeting was mentioned in a phone call to Trump on Oct. 9, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a former Russian intelligence officer briefed on the matter. Such a summit may take place at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, according to the report.
The call also produced a deal for Moscow to sell diesel on the global market.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said early Monday that "there's been talks of a meeting. I don't know whether it's been finalized, but the president has been clear," he said in comments reported by Reuters.
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