New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- Amid US President Donald Trump's failed efforts to mediate peace in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, an unconventional idea is emerging in DC: creating a new "Core 5" group of countries-including China and Russia-to bring traditional rivals closer, offering a stark contrast to the existing G7, according to a report by POLITICO.

Although it may have once seemed unlikely, some analysts note that the concept has a distinctly Trumpian flair, the report noted.

For instance, Trump has frequently sought to strike deals with rival nations-such as approving the sale of Nvidia's H200 AI chips to Beijing and sending his envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to negotiate directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow,...