Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine peace settlement during meeting in China, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to discuss ending the war in Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump at the APEC summit in China on 18 and 19 November, according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov. The planned talks matter because Ukraine and European countries will not be represented, despite Kyiv’s position that decisions about Ukraine must include it.

Ushakov said the leaders would discuss the full range of issues related to a settlement. His comments followed U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, where Russia and Ukraine agreed to another prisoner exchange but made no major breakthrough. A possible meeting involving Chinese President Xi Jinping has drawn scepticism: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said it could encourage Putin to continue the war, while President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would not accept decisions made without Ukraine’s participation.