Putin Pardons Blogger, Meets Trump and Xi in Shenzhen
Main news of the day: Putin granted amnesty to blogger Lerchek.
Consensus
- Putin pardoned blogger Lerchek
- A meeting between Putin, Trump, and Xi Jinping will take place on November 19 in Shenzhen
- The meeting is part of the APEC summit
Points of divergence
- The U.S. asked Ukraine if it was ready to give up Donbass in exchange for joining NATO — tvrain
- Bulgaria will no longer supply Ukraine with weapons or financial aid — tg_rian_ru
- The U.S. asked Ukraine about giving up Donbass in exchange for NATO accession — tg_tvrain
Coverage (3 sources)
- Donetsk in exchange for NATO: US proposal to Kyiv. What Putin, Trump and Xi will discuss. Lerchek pardoned — Дождь
- Main news of the day: — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Daily news with Valeria Ratnikova at 14.00 MSK — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
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More on Lerchek
- After Lertch's pardon, she plans to treat stomach cancer in Beijing
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- Learchek to Travel to China for Cancer Treatment