Putin proposes trilateral meeting with Trump and Xi on Ukraine conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a trilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss ending the Ukraine conflict, potentially on the sidelines of the APEC summit in China in November. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov confirmed Monday that the meeting was "mentioned" given all three leaders may attend the summit, but stressed no concrete proposal or agenda has been finalized. He added that any final agreement without Kyiv's participation is impossible. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he couldn't confirm the plan, though Trump wants the war to end. Washington's diplomatic efforts remain stalled, with tensions rising between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.