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Putin wants summit with Xi, Trump to be redux of Yalta, which divided up world after WWII: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking a trilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Trump to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, aiming for a division of global influence reminiscent of the 1945 Yalta Summit. This proposal was first discussed during an October 9 call between Putin and Trump, with Russia pushing for the summit during the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China. Experts warn that such a meeting could lead to increased tensions, including potential conflicts with NATO allies, and is unlikely given current geopolitical realities.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed holding a summit in China next month with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss denuclearization and potentially the war in Ukraine. The meeting would take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Shenzhen, although details remain uncertain. Putin raised the idea during a call with Trump earlier this month, aiming for a peace deal that favors Russia and establishing spheres of influence globally. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly not invited to attend, despite his country being a key player in the ongoing conflict. Critics argue such talks could undermine U.S. allies' strategic interests and stability in Europe and Asia.

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Under such a plan, Russia would likely assert itself in eastern Europe again, including NATO allies like Poland and Finland, with China also threatening American partners in the Pacific like Japan and South Korea. “The problem is that this set-up runs counter to American interests in Europe and the Pacific,” Seth Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told The Post.
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🔮 The goal is to get a peace deal that will favor the Kremlin, but also for Russia, China and the US to establish spheres of influence around the world, a former Moscow intelligence officer with knowledge of the talks told the Journal.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing for a trilateral meeting with President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine — but he’s got even bigger ambitions. asserted
he → push → ambitions
He wants a re-run of the 1945 Yalta Summit, which divided up the world after WWII, according to a report. uncertain
which → want → report
Putin first floated the idea during an Oct. 9 call with Trump, with the Kremlin trying to get a meeting to happen in the background of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China next month, the Wall Street Journal reported. asserted
Journal → float → China
The goal is to get a peace deal that will favor the Kremlin, but also for Russia, China and the US to establish spheres of influence around the world, a former Moscow intelligence officer with knowledge of the talks told the Journal. asserted
officer → get → Journal
That ambition appears to harken back to the the post-World War II Yalta summit — which took place in Ukraine’s Crimea region — where President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill divided Europe into spheres of influence, cementing Moscow as a global superpower. asserted
Roosevelt → appear → superpower
Putin has long pined for the days of Russia’s past greatness, but a repeat of the summit is completely unrealistic, experts said. asserted
experts → pin → summit
Under such a plan, Russia would likely assert itself in eastern Europe again, including NATO allies like Poland and Finland, with China also threatening American partners in the Pacific like Japan and South Korea. “The problem is that this set-up runs counter to American interests in Europe and the Pacific,” Seth Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told The Post. asserted
Jones → assert → Post
“It also increases the possibility of World War III if Russia were to expand into NATO territory,” he said. asserted
he → increase → territory
Despite the challenges, Jones said Putin appears eager to capitalize on being back in Trump’s good graces — after the US president paused sanctions and set up a diesel deal with Moscow. asserted
president → say → Moscow
Around 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in the conflict so far, nine times more than all Soviet and Russian fatalities in all wars combined since World War II, according to the CSIS’ latest casualty report on the war. uncertain
soldiers → die → war
Russia has also failed to make any significant gains on the frontlines this year, all while Ukraine has been able to reconquer hundreds of square-miles of land and liberate multiple villages in recent months. asserted
Ukraine → fail → months
“Russians are frustrated with how the war is going and they are making a play to increase their bargaining position,” Jones said. asserted
Jones → frustrate → position
“If this meeting takes place, it would definitely not be favorable to Ukraine,” he added. asserted
he → take → Ukraine
“But it’s clear that the war won’t end without Ukraine and Europe at the table.” asserted
war → ’ → table
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed both China and the US have acknowledged the possibility of such a summit taking place, but said there is no confirmation on when it would happen or what would be discussed, the Journal reported. asserted
Journal → claim → place
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday that there has been talks of meetings, but that nothing has been finalized. asserted
nothing → tell → meetings
“We have engaged repeatedly over the last almost two years now to try to bring about or facilitate an end to this war, and I think the President is open to anything that he can do to help bring the war to an end if it’s possible,” he said. “ asserted
he → engage → end
And we’ll continue to look for opportunities to do that.” asserted
we → continue → that
On Sunday, Trump explained his recent actions — while bashing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his strikes on Moscow’s oil refineries. asserted
Trump → explain → refineries
I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. asserted
Trump → negotiate → Social
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