Yun Sun
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Putin proposes Trump–Xi trilateral on Ukraine war, eyes APEC summit
Vladimir Putin has proposed a three-way summit with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to discuss ending the war in Ukraine on terms favorable to Russia, with the Kremlin suggesting the meeting be held on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen on 18–19 November. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would not be included. Trump has not yet agreed but could be open to the idea, according to a senior US official, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio separately confirmed that 'talks about such a meeting' had taken place.