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Xi Jinping

President of China

Geopolitics · 19 Oct 2026Putin reportedly proposes US-Russia-China summit on Ukraine without Zelenskyy

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly proposed a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to broker an end to the Ukraine war, a meeting that would exclude Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The suggestion, made during an Oct. 9 phone call with Trump, was reported by the Wall Street Journal on Monday, citing a former Russian intelligence official briefed on the matter. The potential gathering may take place at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, in November.