Kremlin says work is under way on the first ever Trump, Putin and Xi summit in China this month
Vice President JD Vance, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Beijing has so far acknowledged only bilateral contacts ahead of a proposed three-way summit in China this month.
The proposed Shenzhen summit is set to be the first time all three leaders sit down together, with the Kremlin's Dmitry Peskov confirming "work is under way" to organise the meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit on 18-19 November. Beijing remains the sticking point — China's foreign ministry has acknowledged only bilateral contacts, and Xi told German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier last week he was unaware of any three-way Ukraine negotiation being planned.
Putin is pushing hardest, having proposed the format in an October 9 call with Trump, hoping a joint photograph with both leaders will mark his biggest diplomatic win since invading Ukraine.
Trump said on 19 October he would attend if Xi agreed, adding they could discuss nuclear weapons, denuclearisation and trade.
Europe is alarmed that any private deal struck between the three could sideline Kyiv and EU allies entirely.
