Kremlin says Putin, Xi and Trump may hold a trilateral meeting in November

September 1, 2026 1:43 PM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to his aide Yury Ushakov before a session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan September 1, 2026. Sputnik/Petr Kovalev/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVI

MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - ‌Kremlin ​aide ​Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. ‌President Donald Trump and Chinese President ⁠Xi Jinping may hold a trilateral meeting at ‌the next Asia-Pacific Economic ‌Cooperation summit in November.

Asked on state TV about the possibility of such ​a meeting, Ushakov said: "This issue was discussed, yes."

He said all three leaders ⁠were expected to attend the summit, adding: "And if it ​turns out as has been said, then the three of them will ​be able to have ‌a meeting."

Ushakov was speaking from the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, where ⁠Putin and Xi had attended a gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Russia, China and ⁠the United States are part of the 21-member ​APEC. Shenzhen, China, will host the next leaders' summit November 18-19.

"We have no announcements regarding President ‌Trump’s attendance at APEC at this time," White House spokeswoman ‌Anna Kelly said.

(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov ⁠in London, Ksenia ‌Orlova in Moscow ​and Trevor Hunnicutt in Washington; Editing by Gareth Jones and Jamie ‌Freed)



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