Peskov rules out a final resolution of the war without Ukraine’s participation

Peskov said any settlement must involve a representative from Kyiv who is “prepared to take responsibility.”

Peskov also addressed reports that Putin had proposed a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin spokesperson claimed that no specific proposals for the potential meeting or its agenda had yet been discussed.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin had proposed a trilateral meeting of the leaders on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, scheduled for Nov. 18–19 in Shenzhen.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded to the report, saying a Russia-China-U.S. negotiating format would only encourage Putin to continue the war because it would “fuel his megalomania.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly proposed a meeting with Putin, but the Kremlin has rejected the initiative.