The Wall Street Journal reported that Vladimir Putin raised the idea of a three-way summit with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during a phone call with the US president. (EPA Images pic)MOSCOW: Russia’s Vladimir Putin proposed a meeting with President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping next month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
Trump’s recent overtures to Putin, including a deal on diesel exports and a decision to waive a new sanctions law, have been widely criticised by Ukraine and its allies in Europe and Washington.
"Putin raised the idea of a three-way summit during an Oct 9 phone call with Trump," a former Russian intelligence officer briefed on the matter told the newspaper. That same call resulted in the agreement for the US to buy Russian diesel and help facilitate its sale internationally.
