Vladimir Putin has proposed a summit next month with US ​President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an ‌end to the four-year-old Ukraine conflict that would favour Moscow, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the discussions.

The proposed summit comes amid warming ties ​between Trump and Putin especially after the US President announced a deal to ​buy Russian diesel and signed an order on Friday waiving key sanctions on Moscow.

Citing ⁠a former Russian intelligence officer briefed on the matter, the paper said ​that Putin’s suggestion came in an October 9 telephone call with Trump that ​also yielded the diesel deal between the two countries.