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Putin Proposes Shenzhen Summit With Trump, Xi to End War

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC · How we work

Center

Zelensky Excluded

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shenzhen on Nov 18-19 to end Russia-Ukraine war.
The plan would leave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky out of the talks, a break from previous formats that could alarm European nations.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said summit talks are ongoing.
A senior U.S. official said Trump has not yet agreed to the summit.

Left

Sanction Waiver Risks

President Vladimir Putin proposed a meeting with President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Shenzhen summit Nov 18-19 to discuss ending Russia-Ukraine war.
Coverage frames the summit as Trump’s appeasement of Putin, warning it could raise civilian suffering and escalate war.
Donald Trump signed order lifting sanctions and allowing diesel imports before they took effect.
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned waiver would embolden Putin to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Blindspot

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the proposed Shenzhen summit would exclude Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a departure from previous diplomatic formats that could alarm European nations.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

The 1999 trilateral summit in Shenzhen, where Clinton, Yeltsin and Zhu Rongji met on the Kosovo crisis, used the city’s newly built diplomatic profile. Shenzhen had been designated China’s first special economic zone in May 1980, a move that turned the former fishing town into an international venue, later hosting APEC in 2001 and the Universiade in 2011.

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Zelensky Excluded

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shenzhen on Nov 18-19 to end Russia-Ukraine war.
The plan would leave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky out of the talks, a break from previous formats that could alarm European nations.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said summit talks are ongoing.
A senior U.S. official said Trump has not yet agreed to the summit.

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