Kremlin says China is already preparing a three-way summit with US and Russia
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said China has already begun preparing a meeting of the leaders of Russia, the US and China. It could be added to the APEC summit programme in Shenzhen.
Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin who handles foreign policy, said China has already begun preparing a meeting of the leaders of Russia, the United States and China. According to him, if circumstances are favourable, the three-way meeting will be included in the programme of the APEC summit in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. APEC is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
Ushakov spoke after Putin met Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of the US president. The source does not say what was discussed at the meeting or whether any agreement was reached.
What the Kremlin said
Ushakov stressed that China has already started the preparatory work. He also attached a condition: the meeting would go ahead only if circumstances come together favourably. This means the three-way summit is not yet confirmed as a firm arrangement.
The statement comes from the Kremlin side. The source does not say whether Washington or Beijing has confirmed or commented on it.
Why it matters
If such a meeting took place, the leaders of Russia, the US and China would sit down together and could discuss relations among the three countries. For now, all that is known is that the Kremlin is speaking about it publicly and that the meeting could take place on the sidelines of the APEC summit.
