Xi Summit, Calls for Replacing Zelensky in Ukraine Peace Talks
US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in a summit with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to discuss nuclear disarmament and the war in Ukraine. Trump suggested that someone other than Volodymyr Zelensky should negotiate for Ukraine, drawing criticism from the Ukrainian leadership.
Why it matters
This signals a potential shift in US foreign policy toward Ukraine and a preference for direct high-level negotiations with geopolitical rivals.
Make us preferred on Google US President Donald Trump said Monday, Oct. 19, that he was willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in China next month, potentially without President Volodymyr Zelensky, while renewing his criticism of Kyiv and suggesting that someone else should negotiate on Ukraine's behalf.
Trump said a possible meeting would primarily focus on nuclear disarmament but could also address Russia's war against Ukraine, despite Kyiv's objections to negotiations over its future without Kyiv's participation.
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"I would do it, not so much for Ukraine, because Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump told reporters when asked about a possible summit with Putin and Xi.
"We would have it to talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearization," he added.
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