# Putin seeks Ukraine summit with Trump and Xi but refuses talks with Zelenskyy

https://mins.news/en/video/106411

- euronews, 2026-10-19 14:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvg9MkdopTg

> Putin is seeking a summit on Ukraine with Trump and Xi while refusing talks with Zelenskyy. Washington is easing economic pressure on Moscow while urging Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, prompting concern in Kyiv that the Kremlin could gain concessions without making any of its own.

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