US President Donald Trump has expressed his intention to discuss efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine during a planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

He said this on Wednesday during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports.

"We will certainly talk about Russia and Ukraine," Trump said.

In this context, the US president noted that Xi could have significant influence on Putin, as well as on many others.

The head of the White House also noted that he plans to talk to the Chinese leader about the need to stop purchasing Russian oil.

"I think I'll talk to him about it. I think it's a little different conversation," Trump said. He also said that stopping Russian energy imports could not happen all at once and would take time.

As Ukrinform reported, the day before, US President Donald Trump expressed positive expectations for the scheduled meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, saying that he hopes to achieve success in negotiations on trade and tariff restrictions.