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Putin–Trump–Xi trilateral meeting preparations
Work is under way to organize a Putin-Trump-Xi meeting, and Beijing is in contact with relevant parties about a possible meeting between the Chinese and Russian presidents.
Updated 11:35 UTC, 3 November 2026 · 4 reports from 3 outlets · 2 confirmed · 16 one-source
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Where it stands Work is under way to organize a Putin-Trump-Xi meeting, and Beijing is in contact with relevant parties about a possible meeting between the Chinese and Russian presidents.
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Story opened The Kremlin says preparations are under way for a possible trilateral meeting between Putin, Trump and Xi, with arrangements possibly finalized soon.
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Russian state media
TASSState media
Russian state media centres the Kremlin's own officials, with TASS quoting spokesman Dmitry Peskov that 'Work toward arranging such a meeting is ongoing' and that arrangements 'could be finalized in the next few days.' It foregrounds Russia's role in the preparations, noting Putin discussed the possibility with US envoy Steve Witkoff, while crediting 'our Chinese friends as hosts' as 'the main organizing force.'
Middle East state media
TRT WorldState media
Middle East state media, through TRT World, foregrounds Kremlin statements on preparations for a possible Putin, Trump and Xi trilateral meeting, centring Peskov and Ushakov while noting that Putin's APEC schedule was 'still being prepared'. It reports that 'Washington and Moscow were pressing China to agree to a meeting' and that China 'had not yet decided whether to proceed', citing the Chinese foreign ministry on Xi-Putin contacts without mentioning a trilateral.
Asian media
South China Morning PostPrivate
Asian media, through the South China Morning Post, foregrounds a tracker of Xi Jinping's meetings with foreign leaders, framing the story around the Chinese president's diplomatic schedule. The single headline, 'Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, October 2026', centres Xi's engagements rather than the trilateral preparations or Beijing's contacts with relevant parties described in the state line.
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Work is under way on organising such a meeting
Of course, our Chinese friends as hosts serve as the main organizing force here
Work toward arranging such a meeting is ongoing, and hopefully [arrangements for] it will be finalized in the next few days
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China's Foreign Ministry says Beijing is in contact with relevant parties about a possible meeting between the Chinese and Russian presidents.
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“Responding to an inquiry from the newspaper about the prospects for trilateral consultations, China’s Foreign Ministry said Beijing was in contact with the relevant parties regarding a possible meeting between the Chinese and Russian presidents.”
TASSState mediaAttributesWork underway to organize Trump-Putin-Xi meeting in November — Kremlin spokesman
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“It cited the Chinese foreign ministry as saying Beijing was in contact with the relevant parties regarding a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, but made no mention of a potential trilateral meeting involving US President Donald Trump.”
TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says preparations under way for possible Putin, Trump, Xi trilateral meeting
Peskov: "Work is under way on organizing such a meeting."
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“"Work is under way on organizing such a meeting," Peskov told the Financial Times.”
TASSState mediaAttributesWork underway to organize Trump-Putin-Xi meeting in November — Kremlin spokesman
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““Work is under way on organising such a meeting,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told theFinancial Times, according to a report published on Tuesday.”
TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says preparations under way for possible Putin, Trump, Xi trilateral meeting
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Peskov says Putin's schedule for the APEC summit is still being prepared.
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“Meanwhile, Peskov told reporters during a press briefing on Monday that Putin’s schedule for the APEC summit was still being prepared, adding that there was no specific information yet about a possible trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the event.”
TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says preparations under way for possible Putin, Trump, Xi trilateral meeting
Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said no party had ruled out a possible Putin, Trump and Xi meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit.
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“Last month, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said no party had ruled out a possible meeting between Putin, Trump and Xi on the sidelines of the APEC summit.”
TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says preparations under way for possible Putin, Trump, Xi trilateral meeting
Washington and Moscow were pressing China to agree to a meeting.
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““One person familiar with the talks said Washington and Moscow were pressing China to agree to a meeting.”
TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says preparations under way for possible Putin, Trump, Xi trilateral meeting
China has not yet decided whether to proceed with the trilateral meeting.
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“It also cited people familiar with the situation who cautioned that China had not yet decided whether to proceed with the trilateral meeting.”
TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says preparations under way for possible Putin, Trump, Xi trilateral meeting
Officials have been holding serious talks about arranging a meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 18-19.
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“The report, citing people familiar with the situation in Washington, Beijing and Moscow, said officials had been holding serious talks about arranging a meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the Chinese city of Shenzhen on November 18-19.”
TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says preparations under way for possible Putin, Trump, Xi trilateral meeting
The Kremlin says work is under way between Moscow, Washington and Beijing to organise a trilateral presidential meeting later this month.
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“The Kremlin has said work is under way between Moscow, Washington and Beijing to organise a trilateral meeting of the Russian, Chinese and US presidents later this month.”
TRT WorldState mediaAttributesKremlin says preparations under way for possible Putin, Trump, Xi trilateral meeting
Peskov says China, as host, serves as the main organizing force for the meeting.
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“"Of course, our Chinese friends as hosts serve as the main organizing force here," he explained.”
TASSState mediaAttributesArrangements for Putin-Trump-Xi meeting could be finalized soon — Kremlin
Peskov says work toward arranging such a meeting is ongoing and hopefully it will be finalized in the next few days.
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“"Work toward arranging such a meeting is ongoing, and hopefully [arrangements for] it will be finalized in the next few days," Peskov said.”
TASSState mediaAttributesArrangements for Putin-Trump-Xi meeting could be finalized soon — Kremlin
Arrangements for a potential Putin-Trump-Xi meeting at the APEC summit in China could be finalized in the next few days.
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“Arrangements for a potential meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia, Donald Trump of the United States and Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China at the upcoming APEC summit in China could be finalized in the next few days, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.”
TASSState mediaAttributesArrangements for Putin-Trump-Xi meeting could be finalized soon — Kremlin
Yury Ushakov said Putin discussed the possibility of such a meeting during talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff.
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“Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said that Putin had discussed the possibility of such a meeting on the sidelines of the November APEC summit during talks with US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff.”
TASSState mediaAttributesWork underway to organize Trump-Putin-Xi meeting in November — Kremlin spokesman
Andrey Rudenko previously said no final decision had been made on whether a Russia-US-China leaders' meeting would take place at the forum.
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“Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko previously said that no final decision had been made on whether a meeting between the leaders of Russia, the United States and China would take place on the sidelines of the forum.”
TASSState mediaAttributesWork underway to organize Trump-Putin-Xi meeting in November — Kremlin spokesman
The APEC summit is scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China, on November 18-19.
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“The APEC summit is scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China, on November 18-19.”
TASSState mediaReportsWork underway to organize Trump-Putin-Xi meeting in November — Kremlin spokesman
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“China’s Shenzhen will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings on November 18-19.”
TASSState mediaReportsArrangements for Putin-Trump-Xi meeting could be finalized soon — Kremlin
China's Foreign Ministry made no mention of a potential meeting involving US President Donald Trump.
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“However, it made no mention of a potential meeting involving US President Donald Trump.”
TASSState mediaReportsWork underway to organize Trump-Putin-Xi meeting in November — Kremlin spokesman
The Putin-Trump-Xi meeting is intended to take place on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, in November.
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“The meeting is intended to take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, in November.”
TASSState mediaReportsWork underway to organize Trump-Putin-Xi meeting in November — Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov says work is underway to organize a meeting of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
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“Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated that work is already underway to organize a meeting of Vladimir Putin, US leader Donald Trump, and Chinese President Xi Jinping.”
TASSState mediaAttributesWork underway to organize Trump-Putin-Xi meeting in November — Kremlin spokesman
Xi Jinping met foreign leaders in October 2026.
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“Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, October 2026”
South China Morning PostPrivateReportsXi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, October 2026
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