What a Trump-Xi-Putin summit could mean – and what it wouldn’t

On the sidelines of this month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, an unprecedented three-way meeting between United States President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin could take place.“China is in communication with relevant parties regarding a meeting between the three heads of state,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters in Beijing on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump says Russia-Ukraine deal is near after meeting Putin’s envoylist 2 of 4Iran’s security chief meets Putin, delivers message from Khameneilist 3 of 4Why is Iran exempting India, China, Qatar, Iraq from Hormuz restrictions?list 4 of 4US judge halts construction of Trump’s triumphal arch in Washington, DCend of list“Work is under way to coordinate such a meeting,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, adding: “We hope that it will be finalised in the coming days.”Trump has said he is open to three-way talks focused on nuclear weapons. “If President Xi wants to have it, I’d have it,” he told reporters last month.The three leaders have met separately but have never held formal ta...