Trump Open to Summit With Putin and Xi in China as Ukraine Is Left Out, Reports Say
Photo: The Guardian USPresident Donald Trump wants a three-way summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in China next month to discuss nuclear disarmament, though not necessarily Ukraine. Putin floated the idea in a phone call with Trump earlier this month, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited a former Russian intelligence officer. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov confirmed the pitch, saying all three sides see such a meeting as hypothetically possible but that its agenda is unclear. The meeting would not include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky or European allies, which has alarmed Kyiv and European capitals. Trump also said he asked Putin to release Stephen James Hubbard, a Michigan teacher seized from his home in Ukraine months after Russia's 2022 invasion.
Alternative sources split their emphasis: Axios stresses the summit's nuclear agenda and its unprecedented nature, while AP describes US-Ukraine ties at a new low after Trump rejected new Russia sanctions and satellite support for Ukrainian drones was disrupted. Right-leaning coverage, from the Washington Examiner, centers on Putin's pitch, Peskov's confirmation and China's role in the war. Left-leaning coverage differs: The Guardian's editorial warns against deciding Ukraine's future without Kyiv, while the New York Times leads with Hubbard.
How the sides differ Alternative sources focus on the summit's nuclear agenda and strained US-Ukraine ties; right sources on Putin's pitch and China's role; left sources on Ukraine's exclusion and a hostage case.
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- The New York TimesTrump Says He Asked Putin to Release an American Jailed in Russia
The Guardian's editorial argues Ukraine must not be excluded and says Europe should push back, while the New York Times focuses on Trump asking Putin to free American Stephen Hubbard.
Axios leads with Trump's openness to a summit on nuclear disarmament, while AP stresses deteriorating US-Ukraine ties, Trump's rejection of new Russia sanctions and disrupted satellite support.
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