Trump Says Russia Has Behaved "Acceptably" Toward Ukraine and Floats a Three-Way Summit in November
US President Donald Trump has suggested a three-way meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping in November. He also said Russia has behaved "acceptably" toward Ukraine and again criticised Volodymyr Zelensky.
US President Donald Trump has said a three-way meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping could take place in November. Such a summit would bear on both Russia's war against Ukraine and relations among the major powers. Trump said its main topic might be control over nuclear weapons.
Commenting on the war in Ukraine, Trump said Russia had "behaved acceptably" toward Ukraine. He again criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and suggested that someone else might need to negotiate on Ukraine's behalf.
Analysts' assessment
Analysts at the ISW (Institute for the Study of War, a US research organisation) see the three-way format, which the Kremlin is promoting, as an attempt by Moscow to present itself as diplomatically equal to the United States and China.
The source does not say whether a date or venue for the meeting has been confirmed. Trump presents it as a possibility rather than an agreed event.
