Ukraine's foreign minister says Russia-China-US meeting will only fuel Putin's self-aggrandisement

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says that a US-China-Russia negotiation format will encourage Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to continue the war.

Source: Sybiha on X (Twitter)

Quote: "A trilateral meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, the US and Russia could help end the war sooner. A trilateral meeting between the leaders of Russia, China and the US would do only the opposite: encourage Putin to continue this war.

Inviting Putin to such a meeting would feed his appetite for self-aggrandisement and give him a stature he does not deserve. He is not a global leader, he is a war criminal. And Russia is not a global power, it is a global problem."

Details: Sybiha explained that Russia's economy is at least 13 times smaller than the American economy and eight times smaller than the Chinese and continues to shrink rapidly along with the standard of living of Russians. Russia has lost 1.6 million soldiers killed and wounded in a failed war that it cannot win and does not want to end. Under the pressure of strict sanctions, its technology, industry and business are in stagnation.

He notes that by any pragmatic or moral standard, Putin has no place at the same table with Presidents Trump and Xi.

Quote: "The only thing that could earn him that seat is a serious step towards peace, such as accepting a ceasefire proposal before any such meeting. Instead, we are seeing the opposite: intensified terror against civilians. As long as he continues this terror, there should be no place for him at any table."

Background:

• The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reported that Russian leader Vladimir Putin proposed that he, US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next month to discuss Ukraine, with the aim of ending Russia's war against Ukraine on terms favourable to Moscow.
• On Monday 19 October, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed during a visit to Uzbekistan that discussions had taken place about a possible meeting between the leaders of the United States, Russia and China.

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