Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated a meeting with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
\n\nRussian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a meeting with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month to discuss the war in Ukraine, in a move that could raise concerns among Kyiv and its European allies, according to The Wall Street Journal.
\n\nThe proposed summit would aim to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict on terms favourable to Moscow, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the discussions.
\n\nSuch a meeting, if held without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, would be unprecedented and could trigger alarm in European capitals, the report said.
\n\nPutin reportedly raised the idea during a telephone conversation with Trump on 9 October. The call also resulted in an agreement for the US to buy Russian diesel fuel and help facilitate its sale on the global market, according to the report.
\n\nKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that discussions about a possible meeting were under way, but said no firm arrangements had been made.
\n\n"There is no clear understanding yet regarding the meeting itself or its potential agenda, although all three parties acknowledge the hypothetical possibility of such a meeting taking…
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