The key facts
- WSJ reports Trump's push for a 'Yalta 2' with Putin and Xi Jinping
- Trump is ready for a trilateral meeting, but Peskov says there are no substantive arrangements
- Zelensky said Kyiv wants preliminary consultations if Ukraine is discussed at the meeting
WSJ report on plans for 'Yalta 2'
US President Donald Trump is seeking to hold a new 'Yalta Conference' with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal. The outlet notes that Trump has long sought major deals with Russia and China, and that this may be his motivation now, as he hardens his hostility toward Ukraine and Europe and pushes for a 'Yalta 2' with Putin and Xi Jinping.
Proposal for a trilateral summit
On October 19, The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin proposed to Trump and Xi Jinping organizing a trilateral summit to discuss the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. Trump said he was ready for a trilateral meeting.
Reactions from the parties
Press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov stressed that there are no substantive arrangements for the meeting yet. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that talks about the meeting had indeed taken place. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if Ukraine is discussed at the meeting between Putin, Trump and Xi Jinping, Kyiv would like preliminary consultations to be held with it.
