Putin Proposes Trump-Xi Summit to End Ukraine War — SkimNews
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- Putin proposed a summit next month with Trump and Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the four-year Ukraine conflict on terms favoring Moscow, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the discussions.
- The Kremlin suggested holding the trilateral dialogue on the sidelines of the APEC summit set for November 18–19 in Shenzhen, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirming discussions but telling the Journal there is "no clear understanding yet" regarding the meeting or its agenda.
- A senior U.S. official told the Journal that Trump had not agreed to such a summit but could be receptive to the idea; the White House did not immediately comment.
- The proposal came during an October 9 phone call between Putin and Trump that also produced a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, after which Trump signed an executive order Friday waiving key sanctions on Moscow.
- Zelenskyy criticized the diesel deal and sanctions waiver, warning they would embolden Putin and prolong the war.
Why it matters: Trump has not committed to the summit, but it would convene after the U.S. has already agreed to buy Russian diesel and waived key sanctions on Moscow — moves Zelenskyy says embolden Putin — meaning any Ukraine settlement would be negotiated from a position of reduced U.S. economic leverage against Russia.
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