Russia open to Putin-Trump-Xi meeting at APEC summit

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Russian officials have not ruled out a three-way meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at November's APEC summit in Shenzhen, but they say diplomatic work and a clear agenda are required before formal planning. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow needs to know what the leaders would discuss and what results could follow, while Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov called the idea "not without merit" and noted China, as host, would have to organize it. The Kremlin is preparing bilateral talks for Putin with Xi and potentially Trump, with any trilateral meeting depending on negotiations in the weeks ahead.

Russia would join a trilateral meeting only if an agenda is defined