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Trump, Putin and Xi plan November summit in China
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Shenzhen in mid-November, on the sidelines of an APEC summit.
The proposed meeting was suggested by Putin, and Trump has said he is open to it.
Ukraine has not been invited, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to warn that the leaders could redraw spheres of influence without the countries affected.
He compared that risk to the 1945 Yalta Conference, where the US, Britain and the Soviet Union discussed Europe’s postwar future.
Kyiv fears a deal could give Moscow a diplomatic advantage in the war, which has lasted more than four years.
Ukraine wants talks with US and Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi to happen first; a date for those talks has not been set.
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a November summit in China with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The meeting is expected to take place in Shenzhen in mid-November, on the sidelines of the APEC summit.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is not invited, warned that the leaders could divide influence into spheres without Ukraine.
Trump has indicated he is open to the meeting, while Zelenskyy says he wants a separate meeting on ending the war to happen first.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to attend. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not invited.
- What
- A proposed three-way summit. Zelenskyy warned it could lead to a new division of spheres of influence.
- When
- Mid-November 2026.
- Where
- Shenzhen, China, on the sidelines of the APEC summit.
- Why
- Putin proposed the meeting. The sources say its agenda has not been clearly defined.
Ukraine
Russia and summit supporters
Purpose and risk
Ukraine
Zelenskyy warned the meeting could become a “new division of spheres of influence” and give Moscow a diplomatic advantage.
Russia and summit supporters
Putin proposed the summit; Trump has indicated he is open to it.
Ukraine’s participation
Ukraine
Zelenskyy is not invited and wants talks on ending the war to take place before the summit.
Russia and summit supporters
The planned summit involves the leaders of Russia, the United States and China; the sources do not say Ukraine will take part.
The Yalta Conference took place, where the leaders of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union discussed Germany and Europe’s future.
Putin proposed a three-way meeting in mid-November on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen.
n-tv reported that Zelenskyy warned against a new division of spheres of influence and said he was not invited.
NZZ reported that the proposed summit had found support in Washington.
Russian and Ukrainian representatives are also expected to meet US envoys in Abu Dhabi, but no date has been set.
- Participants
- Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping
- Expected timing
- Mid-November 2026
- Expected location
- Shenzhen, China
- Ukraine’s invitation
- Zelenskyy is not invited
- Related talks
- Russian and Ukrainian representatives are expected to meet US envoys in Abu Dhabi
3 sources
What people are saying
We really do not want this to become a 'Yalta 2, 3, 4', with a new division of spheres of influence.
Russia wants this meeting more than anyone else.