India, Oct. 19 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a trilateral summit with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month to discuss a possible settlement to the Ukraine war, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

The proposal, reportedly aimed at securing a peace deal favourable to Moscow, could see the three leaders meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit scheduled for November 18 and 19 in Shenzhen, China.

According to the report, Putin raised the idea during a telephone conversation with Trump on October 9. Russian diplomats subsequently presented the proposal to Chinese officials, who indicated they would not object if the US president agreed to pa...