Putin seeks new Yalta summit with US and China on Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a trilateral summit with the US and China to discuss Ukraine's fate, echoing the 1945 Yalta conference, but no agreement has been reached. Putin reportedly made the proposal to President Donald Trump during a phone call on October 9, according to the Wall Street Journal, suggesting a meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, on November 18-19. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said discussions occurred but nothing is finalized, while the Kremlin and China have given no confirmation, with Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stating she had no information to share.


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