{"id":"1b237690-e882-4cc1-92b1-41ac4016ba56","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-trump-china-b3069792.html","domain":"independent.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"The Independent","country":"GB","cred":3,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Trump and Putin ‘arrange Ukraine peace talks’ without Zelensky – what we know","plainHeadline":"Trump and Putin arrange Ukraine peace talks without Zelensky, in China.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["US and Russian officials reportedly arranging Ukraine peace talks for next month.","The proposed meeting would involve Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.","Ukraine would reportedly be excluded from the negotiations.","Trump says he would end the conflict regardless of Zelensky's attendance.","Kyiv criticizes the idea of talks without Ukraine, warning it could embolden Russia."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T10:26:06.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T11:08:37.470Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/bc8d63c0-3d4c-4d30-8968-1999dba38454","storyId":"bc8d63c0-3d4c-4d30-8968-1999dba38454","image":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/10/17/04/2026-10-17T012836Z_455791147_RC2R7GACNKD8_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-SANCTIONS.JPG?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=1%2C0%2C1%2C0","author":"Namita Singh","dek":null}