Putin Proposes Trump-Xi Summit on Ukraine — SkimNews
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- Putin proposed a three-way summit with Trump and Xi Jinping for next month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- The proposal was raised during a phone call between Putin and Trump on October 9, the Journal reported, citing Russian sources.
Why it matters: The proposal would bring China — currently Moscow's primary economic and diplomatic backstop — into direct negotiations on a European war, a diplomatic elevation Beijing has not previously sought in this conflict. Neither Trump nor Xi had confirmed participation as of the WSJ report, and the Oct. 9 phone call is the sole concrete evidence of the proposal.
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