Albanese backs Trump’s controversial Putin, Xi summit

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The prime minister endorses upcoming meeting between the three leaders, despite misgivings among European leaders and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Manila, Philippines | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has endorsed an upcoming meeting between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, despite concerns among European leaders and foreign policy analysts that the gathering sidelines smaller countries and legitimises Russia.

Speaking in Manila on Sunday, where he witnessed the signing of a new defence agreement with the Philippines, Albanese also did not rule out appearing alongside Putin in the leaders’ photo later this week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) economic leaders’ meeting in China.

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