Putin, Xi, Trump may meet at APEC summit in Shenzhen, Kremlin says

The Kremlin said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump could potentially meet at an upcoming Asia-Pacific summit in China, though no concrete proposals or agenda have been discussed. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the topic of a hypothetical meeting was mentioned, citing all three leaders' potential attendance at the APEC summit in Shenzhen from November 18-19. He added that no substantive agreements regarding the meeting or its content have been put forward by anyone. The Wall Street Journal reported Putin seeks a summit to discuss the Ukraine war and broker a peace deal favoring Moscow, but Peskov stressed a final settlement is impossible without Kyiv's participation. The comments follow Trump waiving new sanctions on Russia and striking a diesel deal, fueling European concerns.