Senior Russian aide confirms possibility of all three leaders meeting in Shenzhen in November ‘was discussed’ at this week’s SCO summit
3-MIN READ3-MINMark Magnierin New YorkPublished: 7:53am, 2 Sep 2026A senior Russian aide suggested on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could hold a trilateral meeting at the next Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit.Leaders of the 21-member grouping are scheduled to meet in Shenzhen, the Chinese economic powerhouse in southern China, on November 18 and 19, setting up the possibility of Xi and Trump meeting four times this year.
Asked on Russian state television about the possibility of such a meeting, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said: “This issue was discussed, yes.”
Putin confirmed in May his intention to attend the Apec meeting but Trump has not yet done so. Trump’s presence may depend in part on whether Xi agrees to attend the December 14-15 Group of 20 meeting at the US president’s Doral golf course resort in Florida.
“And if it turns out, as has been said, then the three of them will be able to have a meeting,” Ushakov said.
