Chinese President Xi Jinping rejected reports of preparations for a trilateral summit of China, Russia and the United States on Ukraine. In an interview with the ARD television channel, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that the Chinese leader called the conflict a European issue that requires European participation. At the same time, on the sidelines of the APEC summit on November 18-19, talks are expected between the representatives of the three countries, but without discussing the Ukrainian agenda.

Chinese President Xi Jinping rejected reports of preparations for a trilateral summit of China, Russia and the United States on Ukraine. In an interview with the ARD television channel, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that the Chinese leader called the conflict a European issue that requires European participation. At the same time, on the sidelines of the APEC summit on November 18-19, talks are expected between the representatives of the three countries, but without discussing the Ukrainian agenda.