China is not preparing a tripartite summit with Russia and the United States to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said following a conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. He spoke about this in an interview for a report program from Berlin on the ARD television channel, daily news reports. According to Steinmeier, he directly asked the Chinese leader about reports regarding possible negotiations between the three countries on Ukraine. Xi reacted with surprise and rejected this information, clarifying that there are no signs of preparation for such a summit. As the German president pointed out, on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, there will probably actually be a conversation between the representatives of the United States, Russia and China. However, Ukraine is not expected to discuss there. The summit will take place on November 18-19. RBC channel in "Max".

China is not preparing a tripartite summit with Russia and the United States to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said following a conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. He spoke about this in an interview for a report program from Berlin on the ARD television channel, daily news reports. According to Steinmeier, he directly asked the Chinese leader about reports regarding possible negotiations between the three countries on Ukraine. Xi reacted with surprise and rejected this information, clarifying that there are no signs of preparation for such a summit. As the German president pointed out, on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, there will probably actually be a conversation between the representatives of the United States, Russia and China. However, Ukraine is not expected to discuss there. The summit will take place on November 18-19. RBC channel in "Max".