Putin, Trump and Xi Could Hold Trilateral Meeting on Ukraine War Next Month, Kremlin Says
The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could hold a trilateral meeting focused on ending the war in Ukraine when they gather in China next month for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the subject had been raised but that no specific proposals or agreements were discussed regarding the meeting or its agenda. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha criticised the idea, saying a Russia-China-US meeting would encourage Putin to continue the war, while Peskov said a final settlement was impossible without participation from Kyiv.
Why it matters: The reported trilateral format places Ukraine war diplomacy within great-power summitry, with Kyiv's role in any settlement contested.