Russian dictator proposes trilateral meeting with US and Chinese leaders, WSJ reports
The United States Secretary of State confirmed that the possibility of a meeting between the leaders of the United States and China was discussed Donald Trump and Xi Jinping with the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin his words are quoted by the agency Reuters.
During a visit to Uzbekistan, Rubio was asked about a possible meeting between Trump, Putin, and Xi to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. He said he did not know at this time whether such a meeting had been finalized.
“The possibility of such a meeting is being discussed. I don’t know if it has been finally agreed upon, but the president has made it clear: he would like the war between Ukraine and Russia to end,” Rubio said.
He added that the US sees “many negative aspects” in the Russian war against Ukraine, including the very real risk of escalation and the spread of the conflict to another country. The US Secretary of State believes that this could happen through sabotage or as a result of a drone attack that could fly into a neighboring state due to the operation of electronic warfare equipment.
Negotiations to end the war without the participation of Ukraine and Europe is created the risk of making decisions about the future of Ukraine without its consent, which could jeopardize its sovereignty, security and stability of the entire European region.
Previously a newspaper The Wall Street Journal Citing unnamed sources, she reported that it was Putin who suggested holding such a meeting next month.
According to them, the goal of the negotiations is to reach an agreement to end the full-scale war on terms favorable to Moscow.
The material states that this initiative indicates Putin’s desire to take advantage of the warming of relations with Trump, which is causing concern in Ukraine, as well as among its allies in Washington and Europe.
Such a summit – without the participation of the presidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy – would be an unprecedented step and would cause serious concern in European capitals and beyond.
- On September 22, Bloomberg wrote that Putin plans to attend the summit Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in China. Russian officials have suggested the possibility of holding a trilateral meeting involving the Russian dictator, the leader of the People’s Republic of China, and the US president.
- Before that, Zelenskyy stated that ready to meet with Putin at the G20 summit, which will be held in December in the USA.
This is a machine translation of the original article in Ukrainian. It may contain errors.
