Trump Says He Will Probably Meet Putin and Xi in China Next Week

In recent weeks, both Russia and China have said that a trilateral meeting between the countries' presidents is being prepared.

Donald Trump is now striking a similar tone.

"I'm going to China, and one of the meetings will, I believe, be with President Putin and President Xi," he tells reporters.

The talks are expected to take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on November 18-19 in Shenzhen, China.

The Wall Street Journal recently reported, citing sources, that Russian President Vladimir Putin had specifically called for a trilateral meeting in the hope of securing a peace settlement in the Ukraine war that would be favorable to Russia.

Donald Trump has explicitly mentioned the Iran war and nuclear disarmament as possible topics for discussion.

As early as Monday, the US president will meet with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin al-Thani, who has served as a mediator in the Iran war, Reuters reports. (https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-meet-qatars-prime-minister-iran-diplomacy-faces-hurdles-2026-11-09/).