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Putin proposes trilateral summit with Trump and Xi on Ukraine war

Oct 19, 2 AM ET to Oct 21, 1 PM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

👣 How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.

  1. Oct 19, 2 AM ETfirst on a front page: Forbes
  2. Oct 19, 3 AM ETfirst on TV: Fox News
  3. Oct 19, 5 PM ETfirst on the radio: ABC News Update
  4. Oct 20, 10 AM ETpeak: on 20 front pages

📰 Spread

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Oct 19, 12 PMOct 2012 PMOct 2112 PM918leftcenterrightnot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 19, 2 AM to Oct 21, 1 PM ET (peak 18), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated
Oct 1912 PMOct 2012 PMOct 2112 PMBloombergBloombergBloomberg, Oct 18, 8:00 PM ET: Putin Proposes Summit with US, China on Ukraine, WSJ ReportsBloomberg, Oct 19, 5:00 PM ET: Trump Open to Putin, Xi Summit But Would Focus on NukesNewsmaxNewsmaxNewsmax, Oct 18, 8:00 PM ET: WSJ: Putin Proposes Summit With Trump, Xi on UkraineNewsmax, Oct 19, 5:00 PM ET: Trump Weighs Summit With Xi, Putin Amid DisputesNewsmax, Oct 19, 11:00 PM ET: Trump Weighs Summit With Xi, PutinHuffPostHuffPostHuffPost, Oct 18, 9:00 PM ET: Putin Wants To Ice Out Zelenskyy, Hold Peace Talks With Just Trump And Xi: ReportReutersReutersReuters, Oct 19, 12:00 AM ET: Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal, WSJ saysReuters, Oct 19, 5:00 PM ET: Trump says he is open to joining trilateral meeting with Xi, PutinReuters, Oct 19, 7:00 PM ET: Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi, Putin next monthCNBCCNBCCNBC, Oct 19, 12:00 AM ET: Putin reportedly suggests summit with Trump and Xi to decide fate of UkraineCNBC, Oct 19, 6:00 AM ET: Putin reportedly proposes three-way summit with Trump and Xi on Ukraine war — without ZelenskyyCNBC, Oct 19, 8:00 PM ET: Trump says he'd meet with Putin and Xi, criticizes ZelenskyyForbesForbesForbes, Oct 19, 2:00 AM ET: Read More: Putin Reportedly Seeks Summit With Trump And Xi—As Trump Lashes Out At ZelenskyyMediaiteMediaiteMediaite, Oct 19, 7:00 AM ET: Putin Pitches Summit With Trump and Xi — Without Zelensky — to Discuss Ending Ukraine War: ReportJust the NewsJust the NewsJust the News, Oct 19, 8:00 AM ET: Putin proposes meeting with Trump, China's Xi, but not Zelensky, to discuss possible Ukraine dealRed StateRed StateRed State, Oct 19, 12:00 PM ET: Putin Proposes Trump-Xi Summit on Ukraine — Without Zelensky Ward ClarkRed State, Oct 19, 3:00 PM ET: Putin Proposes Trump-Xi Summit on Ukraine — Without ZelenskyMilitary.comMilitary.comMilitary.com, Oct 19, 12:00 PM ET: Putin Proposes Trump-Xi Summit on Ukraine War, Leaving Kyiv Outside Talks Read MoreMilitary.com, Oct 19, 12:00 PM ET: Putin Proposes Trump-Xi Summit on Ukraine War, Leaving Kyiv Outside TalksThe HillThe HillThe Hill, Oct 19, 1:00 PM ET: Putin proposing summit with Trump, Xi in push to end Ukraine war: WSJThe Hill, Oct 21, 4:00 AM ET: Trump says he would be open to trilateral meeting with Putin, XiIJRIndependent Journal ReviewIndependent Journal Review, Oct 19, 5:00 PM ET: Putin Floats Trump-Xi Ukraine Summit in ShenzhenAxiosAxiosAxios, Oct 19, 5:00 PM ET: Trump open to summit with Xi and Putin — to discuss denuclearizationSlateSlateSlate, Oct 19, 6:00 PM ET: Putin’s Proposed Ukraine War Summit Is a Trap for TrumpSemaforSemaforSemafor, Oct 19, 7:00 PM ET: Putin floats US-China-Russia summit to end Ukraine war, WSJ reportsRFE/RLRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty, Oct 19, 7:00 PM ET: Trump Again Criticizes Zelenskyy, Says Open To Meeting With Putin And XiThe Washington TimesThe Washington TimesThe Washington Times, Oct 19, 10:00 PM ET: Putin floats meeting with U.S. and China on ending war in UkraineThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times, Oct 20, 6:00 AM ET: Trump Backs Possible Meeting With Xi and Putin on Nuclear WeaponsThe Epoch Times, Oct 20, 11:00 AM ET: Trump Backs Possible Meeting With Xi and Putin on Nuclear Weapons; Curfews Help Calm France But More Protests PlannedWashington ExaminerWashington ExaminerWashington Examiner, Oct 20, 5:00 PM ET: Why Putin wants Xi at the Ukraine negotiating table with TrumpWashington Examiner, Oct 20, 5:00 PM ET: Putin wants Xi at the Ukraine negotiating table with Trump. Here’s why📺 TVFox News, 3:33 AM ET: RPT: PUTIN FLOATS A SUMMIT WITH TRUMP AND CHINA'S XI TO DISCUSS DEAL TO END WAR WITH UKRAINECNN, 5:40 AM ET: RUBIO: "TALKS" OF A TRUMP-PUTIN-XI MEETING TO END UKRAINE WARFox News, 7:41 AM ET: RPT: PUTIN PROPOSES TRUMP SUMMIT FOR NEXT MONTHCNN, 8:41 AM ET: RUBIO: "TALKS" OF A TRUMP-PUTIN-XI MEETING TO END UKRAINE WARCNN, 8:42 AM ET: RUBIO: "TALKS" OF A TRUMP-PUTIN-XI MEETING TO END UKRAINE WARCNN, 8:43 AM ET: RUBIO: "TALKS" OF A TRUMP-PUTIN-XI MEETING TO END UKRAINE WARFox News, 10:05 AM ET: WSJ: PUTIN FLOATS UKRAINE TALKS WITH TRUMP AND XIFox News, 10:06 AM ET: WSJ: PUTIN PROPOSES TRUMP SUMMIT FOR NEXT MONTHCNN, 1:45 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:47 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:47 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:48 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:48 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:49 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:49 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:50 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:50 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARFox News, 1:50 PM ET: WSJ: PUTIN FLOATS UKRAINE TALKS WITH TRUMP AND XICNN, 1:51 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:51 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:52 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARCNN, 1:52 PM ET: OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WARBBC News, 3:24 PM ET: Trump says would meet with Putin & Xi on UkraineBBC News, 3:25 PM ET: Trump says would meet with Putin & Xi on UkraineCNN, 3:28 PM ET: TRUMP: WOULD HOLD JOINT MEETING WITH PUTIN & XIBBC News, 3:32 PM ET: Trump says ready to meet with Putin and Xi in ChinaBBC News, 3:33 PM ET: Trump says ready to meet with Putin and Xi in ChinaFox News, 3:54 PM ET: TRUMP & ZELENSKYY AT ODDS OVER RUSSIA SANCTIONSFox News, 4:46 PM ET: TRUMP ON MEETING WITH XI & PUTIN: I WOULD DO ITCNN, 6:05 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS HE’S OPEN TO MEETING WITH PUTIN, XIMSNOW, 7:01 PM ET: TRUMP WANTS TO BLOCK ZELENSKYY FROM WAR TALKSCNN, 7:24 PM ET: TRUMP: I WOULD MEET WITH PUTIN AND XI ABOUT ENDING WAR WITHOUT ZELENSKYCNN, 7:25 PM ET: TRUMP: I WOULD MEET WITH PUTIN AND XI ABOUT ENDING WAR WITHOUT ZELENSKYCNN, 7:25 PM ET: TRUMP FLOATS PUTIN-XI MEETING AS RELATIONSHIP WITH ZELENSKY CRUMBLESCNN, 7:26 PM ET: TRUMP FLOATS PUTIN-XI MEETING AS RELATIONSHIP WITH ZELENSKY CRUMBLESBBC News, 8:01 PM ET: Trump: 'Time to make a deal' on UkraineBBC News, 8:03 PM ET: Trump: 'Time to make a deal' on UkraineFox News, 11:30 PM ET: TRUMP CALLS ON ZELENSKYY TO SETTLE WAR WITH RUSSIAFox News, 11:31 PM ET: TRUMP CALLS ON ZELENSKYY TO SETTLE WAR WITH RUSSIAFox News, 11:31 PM ET: TRUMP: ZELENSKYY "HAS TO WANT TO SETTLE" THE WARFox News, 11:32 PM ET: TRUMP: ZELENSKYY "HAS TO WANT TO SETTLE" THE WARBBC News, 12:04 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 12:05 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 12:06 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 12:07 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 12:08 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 12:09 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warCNN, 12:36 AM ET: TRUMP: UKRAINE HAS TO WANT TO SETTLE THIS WARCNN, 12:37 AM ET: TRUMP: UKRAINE HAS TO WANT TO SETTLE THIS WAR. Donald Trump | U.S. PresidentCNN, 12:37 AM ET: TRUMP: UKRAINE HAS TO WANT TO SETTLE THIS WAR. Shane Smith | Editor-in-Chief, VICE NewsCNN, 12:38 AM ET: TRUMP: UKRAINE HAS TO WANT TO SETTLE THIS WARCNN, 12:38 AM ET: TRUMP: UKRAINE HAS TO WANT TO SETTLE THIS WAR. Shane Smith | Editor-in-Chief, VICE NewsCNN, 12:39 AM ET: TRUMP: UKRAINE HAS TO WANT TO SETTLE THIS WARCNN, 12:39 AM ET: TRUMP: UKRAINE HAS TO WANT TO SETTLE THIS WARBBC News, 1:04 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 1:05 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 1:06 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 1:07 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 2:15 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 4:11 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 4:12 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 4:13 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 5:13 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 5:14 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 6:47 AM ET: Putin proposes meeting Trump in ChinaBBC News, 6:48 AM ET: Putin proposes meeting Trump in ChinaBBC News, 6:49 AM ET: Putin proposes meeting Trump in ChinaBBC News, 7:00 AM ET: Ukraine war talksBBC News, 7:08 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warCNN, 7:10 AM ET: NOW: CRITICAL MEETING WITH PUTIN ON UKRAINE TALKS UNDERWAYBBC News, 7:11 AM ET: Trump: US has gotten 'nothing' from UkraineBBC News, 7:11 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 7:12 AM ET: Trump: US has gotten 'nothing' from UkraineBBC News, 7:13 AM ET: Trump: US has gotten 'nothing' from UkraineCNN, 7:16 AM ET: NOW: CRITICAL MEETING WITH PUTIN ON UKRAINE TALKS UNDERWAYCNN, 7:17 AM ET: NOW: CRITICAL MEETING WITH PUTIN ON UKRAINE TALKS UNDERWAYCNN, 7:18 AM ET: NOW: CRITICAL MEETING WITH PUTIN ON UKRAINE TALKS UNDERWAYBBC News, 7:31 AM ET: Ukraine war talksBBC News, 8:09 AM ET: Trump: US has gotten 'nothing' from UkraineBBC News, 8:09 AM ET: Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this warBBC News, 8:10 AM ET: Trump: US has gotten 'nothing' from UkraineBBC News, 8:13 AM ET: Trump: US has gotten 'nothing' from UkraineFox News, 8:24 AM ET: TRUMP URGES OTHERS TO NEGOTIATE FOR UKRAINE AS TENSIONS RISEMSNOW, 9:08 AM ET: GRAHAM DISAGREES WITH TRUMP ON RUSSIA SANCTIONSMSNOW, 9:08 AM ET: GRAHAM DISAGREES WITH TRUMP ON RUSSIA SANCTIONSMSNOW, 9:09 AM ET: GRAHAM DISAGREES WITH TRUMP ON RUSSIA SANCTIONSMSNOW, 9:09 AM ET: GRAHAM DISAGREES WITH TRUMP ON RUSSIA SANCTIONSMSNOW, 9:09 AM ET: GRAHAM DISAGREES WITH TRUMP ON RUSSIA SANCTIONSMSNOW, 9:10 AM ET: GRAHAM DISAGREES WITH TRUMP ON RUSSIA SANCTIONSBBC News, 9:50 AM ET: Reports Kremlin 'ready' to resume US-Russia-Ukraine talksBBC News, 9:51 AM ET: Reports Kremlin 'ready' to resume US-Russia-Ukraine talksBBC News, 1:23 PM ET: Witkoff urges resumption of three way talksBBC News, 1:38 PM ET: Putin to Witkoff: Russia ready to help end Iran war📻 radioABC News Update, Oct 21, 10:32 AM ET: the leadNPR News Now, Oct 21, 3:10 AM ET: story 2 of 7NPR News Now, Oct 21, 2:09 AM ET: story 2 of 7ABC News Update, Oct 20, 11:32 PM ET: story 2 of 3NPR News Now, Oct 20, 11:10 PM ET: the leadNPR News Now, Oct 20, 6:09 PM ET: story 2 of 8ABC News Update, Oct 20, 5:32 PM ET: story 4 of 7ABC News Update, Oct 20, 3:32 PM ET: the leadABC News Update, Oct 20, 6:32 AM ET: story 3 of 4NPR News Now, Oct 19, 10:10 PM ET: story 2 of 8NPR News Now, Oct 19, 6:10 PM ET: the leadABC News Update, Oct 19, 5:32 PM ET: the lead
Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📡 wire copy: 1 outlet ran the Reuters headline nearly word for word (The Hill)

📌 linked by aggregators: Political Wire Google News Drudge Report

💬 quoted: “Denuclearization”

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 trump open

✏️ 9 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • Bloomberg (2 wordings): “Putin Proposes Summit with US, China on Ukraine, WSJ Reports” → “Trump Open to Putin, Xi Summit But Would Focus on Nukes”
  • CNBC (3 wordings): “Putin reportedly suggests summit with Trump and Xi to decide fate of Ukraine” → “Trump says he'd meet with Putin and Xi, criticizes Zelenskyy”
  • Military.com (2 wordings): “Putin Proposes Trump-Xi Summit on Ukraine War, Leaving Kyiv Outside Talks Read More” → “Putin Proposes Trump-Xi Summit on Ukraine War, Leaving Kyiv Outside Talks”
  • Newsmax (3 wordings): “WSJ: Putin Proposes Summit With Trump, Xi on Ukraine” → “Trump Weighs Summit With Xi, Putin”
  • Red State (2 wordings): “Putin Proposes Trump-Xi Summit on Ukraine — Without Zelensky Ward Clark” → “Putin Proposes Trump-Xi Summit on Ukraine — Without Zelensky”
  • Reuters (3 wordings): “Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal, WSJ says” → “Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi, Putin next month”
  • The Epoch Times (2 wordings): “Trump Backs Possible Meeting With Xi and Putin on Nuclear Weapons” → “Trump Backs Possible Meeting With Xi and Putin on Nuclear Weapons; Curfews Help Calm France But More Protests Planned”
  • The Hill (2 wordings): “Putin proposing summit with Trump, Xi in push to end Ukraine war: WSJ” → “Trump says he would be open to trilateral meeting with Putin, Xi”
  • Washington Examiner (2 wordings): “Why Putin wants Xi at the Ukraine negotiating table with Trump” → “Putin wants Xi at the Ukraine negotiating table with Trump. Here’s why”
Every outlet's first headline (19), left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

BBC News25 min
CNN21 min
Fox News4 min
MSNOW84 s
  • Trump: Time for Ukraine to end this war BBC News, 10 min
  • OFFICIAL: TRUMP RECEPTIVE TO MEETING WITH PUTIN AND XI OVER UKRAINE WAR CNN, 8 min
  • Trump: US has gotten 'nothing' from Ukraine BBC News, 5 min
  • NOW: CRITICAL MEETING WITH PUTIN ON UKRAINE TALKS UNDERWAY CNN, 2 min
  • Putin proposes meeting Trump in China BBC News, 2 min
  • TRUMP: UKRAINE HAS TO WANT TO SETTLE THIS WAR CNN, 2 min
  • RUBIO: "TALKS" OF A TRUMP-PUTIN-XI MEETING TO END UKRAINE WAR CNN, 2 min
  • Trump says ready to meet with Putin and Xi in China BBC News, 2 min

📻 On the radio

  • ABC News Update, Oct 21, 10:32 AM ET: the lead
  • NPR News Now, Oct 21, 3:10 AM ET: story 2 of 7
  • NPR News Now, Oct 21, 2:09 AM ET: story 2 of 7
  • ABC News Update, Oct 20, 11:32 PM ET: story 2 of 3
  • NPR News Now, Oct 20, 11:10 PM ET: the lead
  • NPR News Now, Oct 20, 6:09 PM ET: story 2 of 8
  • ABC News Update, Oct 20, 5:32 PM ET: story 4 of 7
  • ABC News Update, Oct 20, 3:32 PM ET: the lead
  • ABC News Update, Oct 20, 6:32 AM ET: story 3 of 4
  • NPR News Now, Oct 19, 10:10 PM ET: story 2 of 8
  • NPR News Now, Oct 19, 6:10 PM ET: the lead
  • ABC News Update, Oct 19, 5:32 PM ET: the lead

🎙️ Shows, investigators, satire

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🧶 Retelling

what people online made of it

🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.

🗣️ names in it: China Vladimir Putin Donald Trump Ukraine

🔎 Checking

what the fact-checkers looked into

🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.

🧵 Persistence

the running story it belongs to

🧵 Trump's Ukraine War Strategy

  1. Zelenskyy warns U.S. backing Russia would be a historic mistake

    Oct 19, 7 AM ET

  2. Russia attacks Ukraine's energy infrastructure again

    Oct 15, 5 AM ET

  3. Trump pauses U.S. sanctions on Russia

    Oct 20, 6 AM ET

  4. Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russian oil facilities

    Oct 18, 9 AM ET

  5. Trump waives Russia sanctions to keep peace talks alive

    Oct 16, 11 PM ET

  6. Trump criticizes Zelenskyy over Ukraine negotiations

    Oct 19, 5 AM ET

  7. Zelenskyy meets U.S. envoy amid Trump tensions

    Oct 20, 5 PM ET

  8. Putin proposes trilateral summit with Trump and Xi on Ukraine war (this story)

    Oct 19, 2 AM ET

  9. US envoy Witkoff meets Putin in St. Petersburg for Ukraine peace talks

    Oct 20, 7 PM ET

  10. Russia releases American teacher Stephen Hubbard after Trump involvement

    Oct 21, 6 AM ET