Russia open to trilateral meeting with US and China
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that a meeting between the presidents of Russia, the United States, and China is possible.
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Russia open to trilateral meeting with US and China
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What this story says
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, the United States, and China is possible.
- Ryabkov stated that the agenda and expected outcomes of such a meeting would need to be clarified before preparations could begin.
- The possibility of such a meeting was previously raised by Russian presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov.
- The state news agency TASS reported Ryabkov's statements.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 10 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 16 of the 26 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
20/100
26 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 10 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.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has indicated that a trilateral meeting involving the presidents of Russia, the United States, and China is a possibility. Ryabkov stated that before any preparations for such a summit could commence, the agenda and the anticipated results would require clarification. The state news agency TASS reported Ryabkov's remarks.
The notion of a meeting between the leaders of these three nations was previously put forward by Russian presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov. Ushakov had raised the possibility of such a summit occurring at the Apec summit in Shenzhen in November.
Disagreement on details
While most reports agree on the substance of Ryabkov's statement, the specific wording and context vary. Die Presse reported Ryabkov stating that the main question is how the content of the meeting will be formulated and what can be expected as a result. Sigmalive.com and Asharq AL-awsat reported that the main issue boils down to how the essence of the meeting will be formulated and what can be expected as a result. Vz.ru reported Ryabkov as saying the idea of such a summit was actively debated in society.
What the coverage left out
None of the reports printed below mention the Apec summit in Shenzhen as the potential venue for this meeting, a detail previously raised by Russian presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov and reported by Die Presse.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 6 Sept 2026, 10:45, and will add the sides that appear.
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
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports led with the possibility of a trilateral summit between Russia, the US, and China. Devdiscourse stated that Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov announced that a potential trilateral meeting involving the presidents of Russia, the United States, and China cannot be ruled out, citing a report by the state news agency TASS. WTVB also reported that Moscow has not ruled out such a meeting, according to TASS.
Right
5 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on Russia not ruling out a trilateral meeting between the leaders of Russia, the US, and China. Die Presse reported that Russia does not rule out Putin's meeting with Trump and Xi, and that before preparations could begin, the agenda would need to be clarified. Asharq AL-awsat reported that Moscow has not ruled out such a meeting, and that before moving on to preparations, it is necessary to understand what its agenda will be. The Straits Times and news-pravda.com also reported that Moscow has not ruled out a trilateral meeting, with the latter quoting Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov directly. Vz.ru reported on Ryabkov allowing for a tripartite summit and that the idea was actively debated in society.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Russia open to trilateral meeting with US and China?
- Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 10% are rated left, 40% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 26. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Russia open to trilateral meeting with US and China left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 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 Russia open to trilateral meeting with US and China biased?
- Russia open to trilateral meeting with US and China is one event reported by 26 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 Russia open to trilateral meeting with US and China?
- 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 Russia open to trilateral meeting with US and China?
- 26 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.
- What did Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister say about a meeting with the US and China?
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, the United States, and China is possible. He also indicated that the agenda and expected outcomes would need to be clarified before any preparations could begin.
- Who previously raised the possibility of such a meeting?
- The possibility of a trilateral meeting between the leaders of Russia, the United States, and China was previously raised by Russian presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov. He had suggested it could occur at the Apec summit in Shenzhen in November.
- Which news agency reported Ryabkov's statements?
- The state news agency TASS reported the statements made by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov regarding the potential trilateral meeting.
Read it at the source
26 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
1Centre
4- Moscow Does Not Exclude the Possibility of a Trilateral Summit Between the Presidents of Russia, the US and China. (opens Digi 24 in a new tab)
- Possible Trilateral Summit: Russia, U.S., and China (opens Devdiscourse in a new tab)
Devdiscourse — is Devdiscourse biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Moscow has not ruled out trilateral meeting between presidents of Russia, US, China, TASS reports (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- Moscow has not ruled out trilateral meeting between presidents of Russia, US, China, TASS reports (opens Reuters in a new tab)
Right
5- Reports: Moscow Has Not Ruled Out Trilateral Meeting between Presidents of Russia, US, China (opens Asharq AL-awsat in a new tab)
Asharq AL-awsat — is Asharq AL-awsat biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia Does Not Rule Out Putin's Meeting with Trump and Xi (opens Die Presse in a new tab)
Die Presse — is Die Presse biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Moscow has not ruled out trilateral meeting between presidents of Russia, US, China, TASS reports (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The Straits Times — is The Straits Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ryabkov Reported on a Possible Meeting Between the Leaders of Russia, the United States and China (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
- Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov: A trilateral meeting of the leaders of Russia, the United States and China is not excluded (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
16- Russia: Moscow "Sees" a Trilateral Meeting of the Presidents of Russia, the US and China (opens parapolitika.gr in a new tab)
parapolitika.gr — is parapolitika.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trilateral Superpowers in China - The Scenario Russia Is Considering (opens dialogos.com.cy in a new tab)
dialogos.com.cy — is dialogos.com.cy biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Issued a Statement on the Tripartite Summit of the Russian Federation, the United States and China (opens RTVI in a new tab)
- Moscow Is "Looking" at a Trilateral Meeting Between the Presidents of Russia, the US and China (opens CNN Greece in a new tab)
CNN Greece — is CNN Greece biased? Our profile of this outlet
- A Meeting Between the US, China, and Russia Is Being "Baked" Against the Backdrop of the Asian Economic Forum (opens ieidiseis.gr in a new tab)
ieidiseis.gr — is ieidiseis.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia: "Open" to a Trilateral Meeting of the Presidents of Russia, the US and China (opens sigmalive.com in a new tab)
sigmalive.com — is sigmalive.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Moscow Has Not Ruled Out a Trilateral Meeting of the Presidents of Russia, the US and China (opens ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 in a new tab)
ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 — is ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trilateral Meeting of the Leaders of Russia, America and China! (opens tabnak.ir in a new tab)
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- Moscow: The Possibility of a Trilateral Meeting Between Russia, the US, and China Is Open (opens Business Daily in a new tab)
Business Daily — is Business Daily biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Possible Meeting of the Leaders of Russia, China and the US (opens atvbl.rs in a new tab)
- Moscow Declares Itself "Open" to a US-Russia-China Trilateral (opens Naftemporiki in a new tab)
Naftemporiki — is Naftemporiki biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Moscow Does Not Exclude the Possibility of a Trilateral Meeting Between the Presidents of Russia, the US and China (opens economica.net in a new tab)
economica.net — is economica.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Will Putin, Trump, and Xi Sit at the Same Table? Moscow Issues Statement on Trilateral Summit. (opens turkiyegazetesi.com.tr in a new tab)
turkiyegazetesi.com.tr — is turkiyegazetesi.com.tr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kremlin open to US-China-Russia summit amid Ukraine conflict talks (opens Cryptocurrency News in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency News — is Cryptocurrency News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kremlin open to US-China-Russia summit amid Ukraine conflict talks (opens Crypto Briefing in a new tab)
Crypto Briefing — is Crypto Briefing biased? Our profile of this outlet
- "What Are We Gonna Wait for at the Exit?" the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Called the Meeting of Putin, Trump and C. (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
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