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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

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

Left 21%(7)Centre 27%(9)Right 52%(17)

Percentages are shares of the 33 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 62 of the 95 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

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Missing from the left

Only 7 of the 33 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

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.

Coverage settled. We checked this 17 times and stopped on 11 Sept 2026, 18:01. The figures above are what it finished at.

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

7 rated outlets

  • The left-leaning reports stated that Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov indicated Moscow is open to a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, the US, and China. These reports noted that preparations for such a meeting would require clarity on its agenda and expected outcomes.
  • Some outlets mentioned that Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Russian president, had previously raised the possibility of a meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China.
  • The reports carried statements from Ryabkov and Ushakov, citing the Russian state news agency TASS. One report also mentioned ongoing contacts between Moscow, Washington, and Beijing on international issues.

Centre

9 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

17 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 33 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 21% are rated left, 27% are rated centre, 52% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 95. 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?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 33 rated outlets on this story, 21% are rated left, 27% are rated centre, 52% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
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 95 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?
95 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.

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