Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping in Washington for bilateral summit

US President Donald Trump received Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington for a three-day state visit, marking Xi's first official state visit to the United States in more than a decade. The bilateral talks at the White House covered pressing global security issues, including the war in Ukraine, tension on the Korean Peninsula, and Middle East conflicts.

Trump demonstrated a rare diplomatic gesture by personally greeting the Chinese leader at his aircraft, mirroring his reception of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. The high-level discussions followed requests from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Washington to urge Beijing to exert diplomatic influence on Moscow. Foreign observers indicate that China may leverage any potential shifts regarding its stance on Russia to seek economic or trade concessions from the US administration.

Sources: Liga net, NV, Radio Svoboda, Ukrainska Pravda.