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Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi, Putin next month

Trump said the meeting could focus on nuclear weapons and Ukraine peace talks, while Moscow seeks a deal without Kyiv, officials said.

  • On Monday, President Donald Trump expressed openness to a trilateral meeting with Chinese President Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating the summit could focus on "nuclear weapons and denuclearization."
  • The Kremlin suggested the trio could meet during next month's APEC summit, while sources told The Wall Street Journal that Putin proposed the three-way summit specifically to discuss Ukraine.
  • Putin reportedly seeks an end to the war on terms favorable to Moscow without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while Trump maintains he simply does not want to "push" Russia "away" from peace talks.
  • Beijing has indicated it would not object to the potential summit if Trump agrees, even as Trump has renewed pressure on Ukraine to halt oil refinery strikes and hold presidential elections.
  • Trump has recently avoided imposing "sanctions from hell" on Russia and authorized imports of Russian diesel fuel into the United States, signaling a significant policy shift.
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Naslovi.net broke the news on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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