Ukraine war: Trump justifies Russia policy – Zelenskyj concerned
With sanctions suspended and a diesel deal, US President Trump wants to keep Russia at the negotiating table, according to his own statements. Ukrainian President Zelensky warned of a possible positioning of Washington on the side of Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently proposed a summit between himself, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Chinese State Leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the four-year Ukraine conflict, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The Kremlin suggested holding such discussions at a side event of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit on November 18-19 in Shenzhen, China, the newspaper reported.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskow confirmed to the paper that talks about a potential meeting were taking place, but noted that there were no clear details about the meeting itself or its agenda. All three parties acknowledged the hypothetical possibility of the summit, Peskow said.
While U.S. administration officials said Trump had not yet agreed to the proposed summit, he may be open to the idea, the sources added. When asked about a possible meeting between Trump, Putin, and Xi, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that such talks had taken place. He did not know if the meeting had been finalized, but Trump had clearly expressed his desire for the war in Ukraine and Russia to end, Rubio told journalists during a visit to Uzbekistan.
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