Trump says ready to meet with Putin and Xi in China
Summary
Donald Trump says he is ready to meet Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in China next month, with denuclearization at the center of any summit and the Ukraine war also likely to come up. Kyiv has rejected any peace talks that exclude Ukraine, while Moscow says no formal agenda has been set.
Key Points
- Trump said he is willing to meet Putin and Xi in China next month to discuss denuclearization and possibly Ukraine.
- The Kremlin said the leaders could meet at the APEC summit in Shenzhen, but no formal proposals or agenda have been agreed.
- Ukrainian officials warned that a trilateral meeting without Kyiv would only encourage Putin to continue the war.
- Russia and Ukraine traded fresh accusations as attacks on Ukrainian territory continued, including a drone strike in Kharkiv that killed six people.
