{
  "id": 15698627,
  "title": "Trump ready to discuss ending Ukraine war with Putin, Xi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/trump-ready-to-discuss-ending-ukraine-war-with-putin-xi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T04:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
    "slug": "ukrinform-politics",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4176098-trump-ready-to-discuss-ending-ukraine-war-with-putin-xi.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to waive new sanctions against Russia, claiming Trump is on the \"wrong side of history\" and should seek a new president to negotiate on Ukraine's behalf. Trump responded by dismissing Zelensky's concerns and expressing his willingness to participate in a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, regardless of whether Zelensky attends. Trump stated that he is ready to do \"anything\" to end the war in Ukraine, regardless of who is present at the meeting, which could potentially take place in Shenzhen, China on the sidelines of the APEC summit.",
  "summary": "U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is ready to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine.",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump willing to discuss ending Ukraine war with Putin and Xi",
    "Criticizes Trump for waiving Russia sanctions, calls for new negotiator",
    "Proposes trilateral meeting in Shenzhen, China during APEC summit"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Bypassing Ukrainian leadership to negotiate directly with Moscow and Beijing signals a shift toward a diplomatic strategy that prioritizes superpower consensus over the sovereignty of the combatant nation.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump open to meeting Putin, Xi ‘with or without’ Zelensky, says ‘it’s time for somebody else to negotiate for Ukraine’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/trump-open-to-meeting-putin-xi-with-or-without-zelensky-says-its-time",
        "published": "2026-10-20T03:50:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Trump open to joint meeting with Xi, Putin next month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/trump-open-to-joint-meeting-with-xi-putin-next-month",
        "published": "2026-10-20T04:35:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ukraine war: Trump to meet Putin, Xi in China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ukraine-war-trump-to-meet-putin-xi-in-china",
        "published": "2026-10-20T05:48:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Reuters: Trump envoy Steve Witkoff plans to attend Ukraine peace talks with Zelensky in Norway and meet Putin in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/reuters-trump-envoy-steve-witkoff-plans-to-attend-ukraine-peace-talks",
        "published": "2026-10-20T06:10:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}