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Global focus: the meeting of the leaders of the Russian Federation, the United States and China will respond to global challenges
The planned meeting of the heads of Russia, the United States and China at the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 18-19 may send a powerful positive impetus to international relations, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Izvestia. The ministry believes that a meeting of this scale will focus on the most pressing current challenges, but the key parameters of the dialogue have yet to be clarified. Trump has already stated that he would like to discuss nuclear proliferation control issues with Putin and Xi. Experts believe that the summit can help find common ground on the Ukrainian issue. The Kremlin confirmed that work on the organization of negotiations has already begun.
Meeting of the leaders of the Russian Federation, the United States and China at the APEC summit
Close attention is focused on the upcoming trilateral meeting of the leaders of Russia, the United States and China, some have already dubbed it "Yalta 2.0", noting its potential fateful nature, Marat Berdyev, Ambassador-at-large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for G20, APEC and BEP issues, told Izvestia.
— It's hard not to agree that she could have sent a powerful positive impulse. Against the background of the difficult geopolitical situation in the world, provoked by globalist Western elites, he would be more than in demand," the diplomat stressed.
Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed in an interview with the Financial Times that work is already underway to organize talks between the leaders of the Russian Federation, the United States and China at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China, on November 18-19. Vladimir Putin will personally participate in this forum for the first time since 2017. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier that all three countries were interested in the meeting, and Beijing was dealing with organizational issues.
— The key parameters of such a dialogue will need to be clarified in the framework of close preliminary consultations, where China, as the host country, will have a special role. However, in my opinion, a meeting of this scale will focus on the most pressing international challenges that require collective responses from key modern powers," Berdyev told Izvestia.
Beijing has not yet specifically commented on the topic of the trilateral meeting. At the same time, Bloomberg reported on November 4, citing Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning, that China had confirmed contacts with Russia and the United States on this issue. Earlier, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui told Izvestia that such negotiations at the APEC summit are important for the formation of a multipolar world and would be very useful.
On October 19, US President Donald Trump confirmed that he was ready for a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Russia and China. He would like to discuss nuclear proliferation control issues. The Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START Treaty) expired this year. Trump said that China, which refuses such an initiative, should participate in the new agreement. At the same time, Russia is ready to discuss arms control with the inclusion of NATO members Britain and France, whose combined nuclear potential is comparable to China.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov did not rule out the possibility of a bilateral contact between Putin and Trump. The last time they met in person was last August in Alaska and they regularly talk on the phone. There have already been 16 calls since Trump returned to the White House.
Vladimir Putin will also meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. According to Peskov, the talks will be devoted to an "express analysis of Russian-Chinese relations." Marat Berdyev clarified to Izvestia that "extensive bilateral negotiations are envisaged at the level of top officials and through leading government agencies with partners from China."
— Contacts are already being worked out with other members of the association, who are of great interest in the region. We will announce specific meetings as they are finalized, as is our custom, taking into account the canons of classical diplomacy," Berdyev said.
The program of Vladimir Putin's visit to the APEC summit is already being actively developed and will traditionally be very eventful, the diplomat summed up. According to him, in addition to the leadership meeting in Shenzhen on November 18-19, the head of state is scheduled to speak at the forum's Business Summit.
APEC consists of 21 countries, including those recognized as "unfriendly" in Russia: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, Singapore, South Korea and Japan. The association also includes a number of Latin American States and ASEAN States. According to open data, APEC countries account for 40% of the world's population, 50% of trade, and 60% of GDP.
Why was there a comparison with the Yalta Conference in 1945
Despite the fact that the economy is an absolute priority of APEC, political topics will clearly prevail this time, and the planned meeting of the leaders of the Russian Federation, the United States and China will be the main event of the summit, Vladimir Shapovalov, deputy director of the Institute of History and Politics of Moscow State University, told Izvestia. In his opinion, such a format is needed to return the world to a stable state and resolve global conflicts.
According to the political scientist, the issue of Ukraine will be one of the topics of conversation between Putin, Trump and Xi Jinping. Vladimir Zelensky has already expressed fears that the future of Kiev will be decided without him. The Europeans, who are now trying to get involved in the Ukrainian settlement, also remained on the sidelines. In particular, they are trying to influence the APEC organizers. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited China in late October and, after talks with Xi Jinping, assured that Ukraine would not be discussed at the summit in Shenzhen. Beijing has not confirmed such reports.
Oleg Karpovich, Head of the Department of the MGIMO Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, believes that the meeting will definitely discuss the positions of the parties on the issue of a peaceful settlement, which will make it possible to find common ground based on respect and consideration of the national interests of all participants. The leaders' summit will be held after a new round of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi with the participation of Russia, the United States and Ukraine, which, according to Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, is scheduled for November 10-11. Vladimir Shapovalov shares a similar opinion. He believes that the leaders can also address the conflict in the Middle East and the situation in the global economy.
In the expert community, the planned trilateral meeting is increasingly being compared to the Yalta Conference in 1945, which laid the foundation for the world order after World War II. At that time, Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin, US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met in the Crimean city. For example, the issues of post-war borders and the structure of the future United Nations were resolved.
Proponents of this comparison point to the great influence that Russia, China, and the United States currently wield. Therefore, the agreements of the three countries will have significant weight for the world community. Oleg Karpovich also points out the historical nature of the future meeting in Shenzhen.
"There has never been a meeting of three leaders of three world powers at the same table in the entire history," said Valentina Matvienko, Chairman of the Federation Council. According to her, the possibility of holding talks is being actively discussed in the media and arouses great expectations from the international community.
On the other hand, in 1945, the USSR, the United States and Great Britain were allies who agreed to rebuild the world after a difficult war. Vladimir Shapovalov points out that currently Russia and China do not consider the United States to be allies. The different scale of decisions is also important: regional conflicts will still be on the agenda of the leaders' meeting in Shenzhen, while in Yalta it was about a new global order.
We should also not forget that at that time Moscow, Washington and London were the most powerful centers of power in all respects. Currently, Brazil, India, the European Union and Japan, which have significant influence in their regions, remain outside the framework of negotiations between the Russian Federation, the United States and China.
According to presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, "if the meeting takes place, there will be a storm of comments and assessments." In such a situation, the main thing is the concrete results achieved, which will determine the significance of the meeting in Shenzhen for world history.
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