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Putin Proposes Ukraine Summit With Trump, Xi Excluding Zelensky

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

President Vladimir Putin proposed a Ukraine summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping, excluding Volodymyr Zelensky.
President Trump reportedly did not reject Putin’s summit proposal.
Elon Musk approved a slowdown of the military-grade Starlink service Ukraine uses for drones.
U.S. Democrats passed nearly $2 billion in Ukraine aid with support from a small group of Republicans.
Some Republican-aligned candidates are promoting ending U.S. support for Israel’s Iron Dome.

History

Historical Context

On 8 December 1991 the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus signed the Belavezha Accords, declaring the Soviet Union dissolved and creating the Commonwealth of Independent States. Russia became the USSR’s legal successor, while Ukraine secured full independence after a 91 % referendum. Putin’s current push for a US-China-Russia summit echoes that 1990s trilateral tactic to sideline Kyiv.

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Story summary

President Vladimir Putin proposed a Ukraine summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping, excluding Volodymyr Zelensky.
President Trump reportedly did not reject Putin’s summit proposal.
Elon Musk approved a slowdown of the military-grade Starlink service Ukraine uses for drones.
U.S. Democrats passed nearly $2 billion in Ukraine aid with support from a small group of Republicans.
Some Republican-aligned candidates are promoting ending U.S. support for Israel’s Iron Dome.

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