Trump says he is open to trilateral summit with Putin and Xi
The president told reporters that such a meeting would focus on denuclearization, not the war in Ukraine as Moscow had suggested earlier.
On Monday, President Donald Trump expressed openness to a trilateral summit involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, though he clarified that the meeting would not revolve around the ongoing war in Ukraine. During a press conference at the White House, Trump indicated his willingness to participate in such a summit if the objective was to discuss denuclearization.
Trump's comments followed reports suggesting that Putin had proposed the summit during the upcoming APEC summit in China, intended to explore ways to end the conflict in Ukraine. The former president stated that he would attend the meeting "not so much for Ukraine," emphasizing Russia's lack of significant actions in the Ukrainian conflict and China's similar stance.
While Trump acknowledged the possibility of other topics for discussion, he firmly reiterated that the primary focus would be on denuclearization. He noted that if Xi wished to host the summit, he would be open to it. Trump also hinted at the potential for discussing trade, in addition to denuclearization, at the meeting.
The prospect of a high-level summit between the three leaders emerged amid Trump's recent decision to waive sanctions against Russia and announce a diesel deal with Putin. Simultaneously, Trump attributed the four-year war in Ukraine to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, suggesting that the conflict's outcomes have been limited while the death toll has risen sharply.
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