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Putin has floated a Trump–Xi–Putin summit on Ukraine at APEC in Shenzhen on 18–19 Nov, with Kyiv not at the table.

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Washington hit India with a 25% tariff for buying Russian oil (since waived). Now it's buying Russian diesel itself.

Trump and Putin at the Alaska summit, 2025
Trump and Putin, Alaska 2025. Photo: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated a Trump–Xi–Putin summit on Ukraine at the APEC summit in Shenzhen on 18–19 November, with Kyiv not at the table.

The Kremlin says there is “no clear understanding yet” on the meeting. The summit has not been agreed by Trump.

Washington hit India with a 25% tariff for buying Russian oil, a tariff since waived. Washington is now buying Russian diesel itself.

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