Trump says ready to meet with Putin and Xi in China

U.S. President Donald Trump has stated he is open to meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in China next month. The summit, which will take place at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Shenzhen, is expected to focus on denuclearisation but could also include discussions about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Trump reiterated his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, suggesting that it is "time for somebody else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine." However, Trump indicated that he would do "whatever I can do to end the war" and defended his recent decision to waive sanctions on Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the topic of a hypothetical meeting between the three leaders has been discussed, but added that no substantive proposals or agreements have been made.

The Ukrainian foreign minister dismissed the idea of a meeting without Kyiv, calling Russia's President Putin a "war criminal" and arguing that a trilateral summit would only encourage Putin to continue the war.