Kremlin Unaware of Reported Putin-Trump-Xi Meeting in China

The Kremlin is unaware of any plans for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and Chinese President Xi Jinping in China, according to Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

“We do not know anything about such a possibility,” Peskov said, commenting on a report by The Times suggesting the three leaders might meet on the sidelines of events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

The British newspaper reported that Xi wants the US and Russian leaders to meet for war commemorations in September.

China will widely celebrate the 80th anniversary of its victory in the War of Resistance, and Putin has already been invited to visit the East Asian country to attend the festive events. It is not clear if Trump will fly to Beijing, a visit the newspaper said is little likely to take place.