Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi on Ukraine, WSJ reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a summit with President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month to discuss Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing sources familiar with the talks. The proposed summit aims to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict on terms favoring Moscow and would exclude Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from the discussions, according to the report. Putin presented the idea during a phone call with Trump on October 9, a former Russian intelligence officer told the WSJ. That same call resulted in an agreement for the US to purchase Russian diesel and assist in its sale on global markets. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to the WSJ that discussions about a possible meeting are underway, though a senior US official said Trump has not agreed to such a summit.