Putin, Trump discussed idea of trilateral summit with Xi: Kremlin
Summary
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the idea of a trilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in Shenzhen in November. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the possibility had been mentioned before and that there would be an opportunity. The White House has not yet said whether Trump will attend the summit. The meeting comes as Washington presses Russia to end the Ukraine war and Moscow deepens ties with Beijing.
Key Facts
- The APEC summit is scheduled for Nov. 18-19 in Shenzhen, China.
- Russia has indicated that Putin will attend the APEC summit.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the idea of a trilateral meeting had been discussed during Putin and Trump’s phone call on Tuesday.
- APEC is an intergovernmental forum that dates to the 1980s and includes Russia, China and the United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of a joint press conference after participating in a U.S.-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. AFP-Yonhap
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump discussed the idea of holding a trilateral meeting with China's Xi Jinping at an upcoming summit in November, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is scheduled to hold a summit in the Chinese city of Shenzhen Nov. 18-19.
Russia has indicated Putin will attend, although the White House has not yet announced whether Trump will be there.
Asked whether Trump and Putin discussed the idea of a trilateral meeting in Shenzhen during their phone call on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "Undoubtedly."
"This potential possibility has been mentioned before, and there will be such an opportunity," Peskov told reporters, including AFP.
APEC is an intergovernmental forum that dates to the 1980s.
The group, which includes Russia, China and the United States, is among the most important forums for economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific.
The November summit comes as Washington pushes Russia for an end to the Ukraine war, and amid deepening ties between Moscow and Beijing.
U.S. envoys visited both Moscow and Kyiv last week, but did not announce a breakthrough in talks to end the war in Ukraine.
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