The expert assessed the possibility of a historic meeting between Putin, Xi Jinping and Trump at the APEC summit

The trilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and American leader Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit could become historic. This statement was made by the director of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, Da Wei, as quoted by RIA Novosti.

“Russian President Vladimir Putin has not attended APEC summits for many years, and I personally think this is a good opportunity. Both from the trilateral point of view of China, Russia and the United States, and from the point of view of Russia itself, I think that the presence of a leader at the APEC summit is good (...). Relations between the United States and Russia have changed, so if the leaders can hold a trilateral meeting, it will be historic,” the expert noted.

The expert also pointed out that the APEC summit “is not the most suitable platform for bargaining,” so the leaders of the three countries can also discuss strategic stability.