MOSCOW, July 31. /TASS/. A trilateral meeting between the leaders of Russia, China, and the US could take place at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit; Ukraine is trying to curry favor with Poland after the scandal around the glorification of Ukrainian nationalists; and the Pentagon strikes its largest-ever deal for Patriot missiles, worth nearly $60 billion. These stories topped Friday's headlines in Russia.
Izvestia: APEC summit could see trilateral meeting beween Putin, Xi, and Trump
A trilateral meeting between the leaders of Russia, China, and the US could take place at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. This possibility has stirred the global imagination, as all three leaders are expected to be in Shenzhen in November. It would be an ideal opportunity to discuss strategic stability, given that the world’s largest nuclear arsenals are no longer constrained by any treaty. However, experts consider a new agreement unlikely. In addition, the leaders could discuss ways to resolve conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.
"It is still too early to discuss specific meetings. However, in my opinion, such a trilateral meeting would be very useful. In practical terms, it is entirely feasible, since the three leaders of the major powers are expected to attend the summit," Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large Marat Berdyev, who is now the country’s senior official at APEC, told Izvestia.
