RUSSIA SAYS IT HAS NOT RULED OUT A THREE-WAY SUMMIT BETWEEN PUTIN, TRUMP AND XI
Russia has not ruled out the possibility of a historic three-way meeting between the presidents of Russia, the United States and China, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
Speaking on Sunday in comments reported by the state news agency TASS, Ryabkov said Moscow remains open to considering such a meeting. However, he stressed that before any formal preparations could begin, the three sides would first need to determine what the agenda would be and what concrete results the summit could realistically achieve.
The possibility of a meeting involving Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping had previously been raised by a Kremlin aide, who suggested that such talks could potentially take place during a summit in China in November.
A trilateral meeting between the leaders of the world’s three major powers would be highly significant, potentially providing a platform to discuss major global issues, including strategic security, nuclear weapons, the war in Ukraine, relations between Washington and Beijing, and wider geopolitical tensions.
For now, Moscow has not confirmed that a summit is being planned.
But Ryabkov’s comments make one thing clear: the Kremlin has not closed the door on a possible meeting between Putin, Trump and Xi.
The key question now is whether the three powers can agree on an agenda and whether such a summit could produce results at a time of deep divisions between Washington, Moscow and Beijing.