Putin, Xi, Trump Summit Preparations Underway
Kremlin aide confirms agreement in principle for trilateral meeting on APEC sidelines.
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Preparations Underway for Putin-Trump-Xi Trilateral Summit, Ushakov Says
Photograph: Kyiv Post (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Preparations are underway for a trilateral summit involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and US President Donald Trump, according to Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov.
- The meeting is planned to occur on the sidelines of the APEC leaders’ summit in Shenzhen, China, from November 18 to 19.
- Moscow, Beijing, and Washington have agreed in principle to hold the three-way leader-level meeting.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin's attendance at the G20 summit in Miami, Florida, in December depends on the progress of the November APEC meetings.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 4 of the 11 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
50/100
Hype
20/100
11 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 2 of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Preparations have begun for a trilateral summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and US President Donald Trump, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov announced. Ushakov stated that Moscow, Beijing, and Washington have agreed in principle to convene the meeting. The summit is scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the APEC leaders’ summit in Shenzhen, China, from November 18 to 19.
Ushakov also indicated that a prospective three-way meeting involving delegations from Russia, the US, and Ukraine in November is exploratory. Regarding Putin's attendance at the G20 summit in Miami, Florida, in December, Ushakov confirmed that Russia has received an invitation. However, he stated that Putin's travel to the US remains contingent upon the progress and outcomes of the November APEC meetings in Shenzhen.
Disagreement on summit details
While Ushakov stated that preparations have commenced for the trilateral summit, nin.rs reported that Ushakov said in an interview for "Vesti" that representatives of China approached the preparations for negotiations very seriously. The Kyiv Post report included a statement from Ushakov that "Right now, I can already state definitely that Moscow, Beijing, and Washington are in principle ready to hold it, and preparations for it have already begun."
What the coverage left out
None of the reports mention the prospective three-way meeting involving delegations from Russia, the US, and Ukraine being described as exploratory. Additionally, no centre-rated outlet covered this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 25 Oct 2026, 14:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
2 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports from Kyiv Post and rbc.ua led with the announcement of preparations for the trilateral summit between Putin, Xi, and Trump. Both reports included Ushakov's confirmation that Moscow, Beijing, and Washington have agreed in principle to the meeting and that preparations have begun. They also detailed the planned timing and location of the summit on the sidelines of the APEC meeting in Shenzhen. Both outlets reported Ushakov's statement that Putin's attendance at the G20 summit in Miami is contingent on the APEC outcomes. The Kyiv Post report also included details about diplomatic controversy and international legal hurdles, quoting former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and mentioning EU officials' criticisms and the ICC arrest warrant for Putin.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from anews.com.tr, news-pravda.com, EADaily, Interfax.ru, and vz.ru focused on the announcement that preparations for the Putin-Xi-Trump trilateral summit have begun. These digests consistently reported Ushakov's statement regarding the commencement of preparations and the agreement in principle. The primary emphasis across these reports was on the conditionality of Putin's potential attendance at the December G20 summit in Miami, linking it directly to the results of the November APEC summit in China. EADaily noted that Russia is preparing for the APEC summit and will then consider the G20 summit. Interfax.ru and vz.ru specifically mentioned that the decision on Putin's visit to Miami has been postponed to after the APEC summit.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Putin, Xi, Trump Summit Preparations Underway?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Putin, Xi, Trump Summit Preparations Underway left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Putin, Xi, Trump Summit Preparations Underway biased?
- Putin, Xi, Trump Summit Preparations Underway is one event reported by 11 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Putin, Xi, Trump Summit Preparations Underway?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Putin, Xi, Trump Summit Preparations Underway?
- 11 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- When and where will the trilateral summit take place?
- Preparations are underway for a trilateral summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and US President Donald Trump. The meeting is planned to take place on the sidelines of the APEC leaders’ summit in Shenzhen, China, from November 18 to 19.
- What is the status of Putin's attendance at the G20 summit in Miami?
- Russian President Vladimir Putin's attendance at the G20 summit in Miami, Florida, in December is contingent upon the progress and outcomes of the November APEC meetings in Shenzhen, China. Russia has received an invitation to the G20 summit.
- Have the countries agreed to the trilateral meeting?
- Yes, according to Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, Moscow, Beijing, and Washington have agreed in principle to convene the three-way leader-level meeting. Preparations for this summit have already begun.
Read it at the source
11 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
2Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
5- Kremlin says preparations for Putin-Xi-Trump trilateral summit have begun (opens anews.com.tr in a new tab)
anews.com.tr — is anews.com.tr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Preparations for the meeting between Trump, Xi and Putin (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ushakov Specified Putin's Trip to the G20 Summit in Miami. (opens EADaily in a new tab)
- Ushakov Reported that the Possibility of Putin's Visit to Miami Would Depend on the APEC Summit in China (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ushakov: The Decision to Travel Putin to the G20 Has Been Postponed to the APEC Summit (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
Not rated
4- Ushakov: During the Preparation for the Summit Between Putin, Trump and Xi, a Meeting in Miami Is Also Possible (opens nin.rs in a new tab)
- The Kremlin Revealed the Terms of Putin's Visit to the G20 Summit in the United States (opens 1news.com.ua in a new tab)
1news.com.ua — is 1news.com.ua biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Kremlin Answered What Will Depend on Putin's Visit to the G20 Summit in the United States (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Miami Will Wait: Ushakov Explained when the Kremlin Will Return to Putin's G20 Trip. (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
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