There's lots of talk of big trilateral meetings in the middle of this week, as some major parallel diplomacy is currently happening in St. Petersburg.
President Vladimir Putin's meeting with US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff has wrapped up, but already China is also in the house. Significantly, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is second-highest-ranking official in the country's Communist Party (CCP) hierarchy, under President Xi Jinping. He's meeting with Putin just after the Witkoff summit
Footage from St. Petersburg's Constantine Palace, where Putin is receiving Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Earlier today, the Russian president met Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, at the very same location. https://t.co/lUcKxvBMl9
— Brian McDonald (@BrianMcDonaldIE) October 21, 2026
Putin aide Yury Ushakov has in comments to reporters revealed that China has already begun preparing a trilateral meeting among the leaders of Russia, the US and China.
He indicated that could happen on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen "if circumstances are favorable." This would be in just under a month, scheduled for November 17-18, 2026.
Ushakov READ MORE AT SOURCE »
« Back to The Culture War
