Kremlin says Putin, Xi and Trump may hold a trilateral meeting in November

Moscow: Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may hold a trilateral meeting ‌at the ⁠next ⁠Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November.

Asked on ​state TV about the possibility of such a ​meeting, Ushakov said: "This issue was discussed, yes."

He said all three leaders were ​expected to attend the ⁠summit, adding: "And ‌if it turns out ​as ​has been said, then the ⁠three of them will be able ​to have a meeting."


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Ushakov was speaking from the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, where Putin and Xi had attended a gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Russia, China and the United ‌States are part of the 21-member APEC. Shenzhen, China, will ​host the ​next leaders' ⁠summit November 18-19.

"We have no announcements regarding President Trump's attendance at APEC at this ​time," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said.