Rubio confirms discussions took place about Trump-Putin-Xi meeting
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed during a visit to Uzbekistan on Monday 19 October that discussions had taken place about a possible meeting between the leaders of the United States, Russia and China.
Source: Rubio speaking to journalists in Samarkand, as quoted by Reuters
Details: The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin had proposed holding a meeting with Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. According to the newspaper, Trump has not yet agreed to the meeting, and it remains unclear whether the summit will take place.
Asked about a possible meeting between Trump, Putin and Xi for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Rubio said: "There's been talks of a meeting. I don't know whether it's been finalised, but the president has been clear. He'd like the war in Ukraine and Russia to end."
He added that the US saw "nothing good coming from this war".
"We see a lot of downside to it, including the very real risk of escalation and spread of this thing... into another country because of a failed sabotage attack, because of drones that are hit with electronic warfare and they wander into a neighbouring country," Rubio said.
Background:
- On Sunday 18 October, Trump said he had agreed to a deal on purchasing Russian diesel and the lifting of sanctions because he did not want to push Putin away from peace talks while claiming that Zelenskyy wants to continue the war.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the US of trying to pressure Kyiv into capitulating to Russia.
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