The Russian leader communicates the news to his Chinese counterpart before it became official. Minutes after reports emerged about a first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, although there was no official announcement yet regarding the exact day and location,

Kostiantyn Yeliseyev diplomat The key issue at the summit will not be [Ukrainian] territories, but strategic stability, which is a priority for Putin. Incidentally, this was the dominant topic during previous summits between Putin and Trump in Helsinki in 2018.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to the leaders of China, India and three ex-Soviet states on Friday in a flurry of calls to brief them on his contacts with the United States about the war in Ukraine.