Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a summit with President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month to discuss Ukraine, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the discussions. The proposed meeting aims to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict on terms favoring Moscow and would exclude Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the report said. Putin presented the idea during an Oct. 9 phone call with Trump, which also led to an agreement for the U.S. to purchase Russian diesel fuel. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed discussions about a potential meeting are taking place, but a senior U.S. official told the WSJ that Trump has not agreed to such a summit.