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According to the WSJ assessment, Putin proposed a trilateral meeting, counting on using warming relations with Trump and China's help to advance terms for ending the war favorable to Russia — without Volodymyr Zelensky at the table.
A allegation by The Wall Street Journal. Statements are as reported by the cited publishers — not verified by DecisionGateway.
Путін запропонував тристоронню зустріч, розраховуючи використати потепління відносин із Трампом і допомогу Китаю для просування вигідних Росії умов завершення війни — без Володимира Зеленського за столом
Related claims
Ahead of upcoming trilateral discussions involving Russia, representatives of European partners, Ukraine and the United States held a meeting to continue close coordination of efforts aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and creating conditions for lasting peace, including by supporting reliable security guarantees as a component of any settlement.joint statement of the meeting participants · statementTrump wants to reconcile both Putin and Zelenski in the negotiations to end the war.The Economist · allegationA trilateral meeting with Russia is planned.interfax_uk · statementUS is preparing proposals for trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine that account for security guarantees for all parties.U.S. · commitmentThe US president told Reuters that trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US could lead to progress as early as this week.Президент США · predictionThe best way to end this war is to fix the line of contact and move to negotiations.Зеленського · prediction