Trump, Putin and Xi weigh first trilateral meeting at APEC in Shenzhen
Kremlin says US, Russian and Chinese officials are negotiating a three-way summit on the sidelines of the Nov 18-19 APEC summit, though Beijing has not committed.
What to know
- US, Russian and Chinese officials are in serious talks to arrange a first trilateral Trump-Putin-Xi meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen on Nov 18-19.
- China has only publicly confirmed contacts over a separate Xi-Putin meeting and has not committed to the three-way format; it's unclear whether talks are trilateral or two parallel bilateral tracks.
- The idea reportedly originated with Putin, seen by some as an effort to leverage warming Trump-Russia ties amid the Ukraine war.
- The White House has not commented on the report or on whether Trump would attend; Moscow says it hopes arrangements will be finalized within days.
“One person familiar with the talks said Washington and Moscow were pressing China to agree to a meeting.”
FT source, person familiar with the talks · Anadolu Agency citing Financial Times ↗ · Nov 2
Donald Trump US President
Vladimir Putin Russian President
Xi Jinping Chinese President
Dmitry Peskov Kremlin spokesmanYury Ushakov Kremlin aide
How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts
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Moscow hopes plans will be finalized within days
The Moscow Times reports Russia is hoping that arrangements for the Putin-Trump-Xi meeting in China will be finalized in the coming days.
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⚡ NEWS Analysis of Potential Trump-Xi-Putin Summit at APEC Analysts suggest a meeting between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin at the APEC forum would be a diplomatic coup for Moscow. However, Beijing appears lukewarm about participating in such a high-profile trilateral summit, indicating divergent... 📰 https://www…
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I don't think impulsive is a bad thing about him. What's bad about him is how ruthless he can be against anyone who oppose him. Joshua Wong (peaceful HK activist) had been in jail since he was 24 yo (6 yrs ago) and he just got sentenced for another 10 years.
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KYIV POST: China Confirms Talks on Potential Trump-Putin-Xi Summit After Weeks of Silence https://www. kyivpost.com/post/89111 China has confirmed it is in contact with the US and Russia about a possible meeting between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, marking Beijing’s first public…
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Peskov confirms Kremlin is organizing the meeting
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the FT that work is underway on organizing the meeting, while separately telling reporters that Putin's APEC schedule is still being prepared with no specifics yet on a trilateral sideline meeting.
“Work is under way on organising such a meeting.”
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American, Chinese and Russian officials are discussing a possible summit between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin later this month when the leaders attend the Apec summit in Shenzhen. https://www. ft.com/content/73c1d1cc-6bb2-4 3a6-8532-7823e5c1a40b?syn-25a6b1a6=1 # Ukraine # Russia # US # China
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FT reports US, Russia and China discussing trilateral summit
The Financial Times, citing people familiar with the situation in Washington, Beijing and Moscow, reported officials were holding serious talks to arrange a trilateral meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen on Nov 18-19, though it remained unclear whether China would proceed and whether talks were three-way or separate bilateral tracks.
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first by Politico, 4d ago · also Financial Times, Breitbart, Rio Times, Anadolu Agency, Politico Europe, The Guardian +13
12 more headlines
- US, Russia and China discuss meeting between Trump, Putin and Xi Financial Times · 4d ago
- Kremlin Says Arrangements Underway for Trump-Putin-Xi Meeting in November Breitbart · 4d ago
- Kremlin Eyes Trump-Putin-Xi Talks in China Rio Times · 4d ago
- China discussing possible meeting between Xi, Putin, Trump, says Beijing Anadolu Agency · 4d ago
- Talks underway for Trump-Xi-Putin meeting, China says Politico Europe · 4d ago
- Ukraine war briefing: Beijing confirms historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion The Guardian · 4d ago
- China confirms talks on historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting The Canberra Times · 4d ago
- A Summit in China With Trump and Putin? That Might be Awkward for Xi. NYT Asia Pacific · 2d ago
- China says discussions underway on Xi-Trump-Putin meeting The Hindu · 1d ago
- China confirms discussions underway on historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting NY Post · 1d ago
- China confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting Associated Press · 1d ago
- China provides update on plans for historic Xi-Putin-Trump meeting The Independent · 6h ago
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first by Bloomberg Politics, 4d ago · also Meduza EN, Rio Times
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- China confirms for the first time that it’s in talks over a possible Trump-Xi-Putin meeting Meduza EN · 4d ago
- China Confirms Talks on Three-Leader Meeting Rio Times · 20h ago
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Ushakov says no side has ruled out a Putin-Trump-Xi meeting — After Putin met US special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters the potential trilateral meeting, which had "garnered such intense global interest," was discussed during the negotiations.
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Trump says he would be "open" to a three-way meeting — Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump said he would join a trilateral meeting with Xi and Putin if Xi wanted it, citing nuclear weapons and trade as discussion topics.
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WSJ reports Putin proposed the trilateral format — The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin had proposed a trilateral meeting with Trump and Xi, in what people familiar with the discussions described as an effort by Moscow to capitalize on warming Trump-Putin ties that have alarmed Ukraine and its allies.
What people are saying 2 voices from 2 sites · best of 6 · verbatim
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Historic. Yea right. Xi and Vlad will give the Donald a gold plated cheeseburger and Trump will give them America.
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China has confirmed for the first time that it is negotiating a possible trilateral meeting among Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, and Vladimir Putin. https:// meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/04/c hina-confirms-for-the-first-time-that-it-s-in-talks-over-a-possible-trump-xi-putin-meeting