Putin proposes trilateral summit with Trump and Xi to end Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a trilateral summit with US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month to negotiate an end to the four-year Ukraine conflict on terms favoring Moscow, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing sources. The proposal came during an October 9 phone call between Putin and Trump that also yielded a US deal to buy Russian diesel, following Trump's Friday executive order waiving key sanctions on Moscow. The Kremlin suggested holding the dialogue on the sidelines of the November 18-19 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirming discussions but noting no clear agenda yet. A senior US official said Trump has not agreed to the summit but could be receptive, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticized the diesel deal and sanctions waiver, warning they would embolden Putin and prolong the war.