Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin are going to meet in Beijing to settle the war in Ukraine.
Posted by Badlands Media, Checked
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- 7 contradict
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- 60%
Badlands MediaOct 21, 2026
As of 2026-10-21 the Trump-Xi-Putin meeting was only a proposal: Putin raised it, Trump said he 'would do' it, and China had not issued an invitation.
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What was said
… What's that? What? Wait, what? Zelensky says you're on the wrong side of history. He doesn't know what he's talking about. If he would have listened to me a long time ago, he'd have had a much better deal than he's gonna get now. Little man's gonna get what he's gonna get now, because me, Ji, and Putin, we're all gonna meet up in in Beijing, and we're all gonna settle this, and he's not gonna like it. Yeah, and I would say, I mean, this is a, you know, kind of strategic misstep for the regime, because I would probably have much more empathy for the Ukrainian people in their plight if it were not for Volodymyr Zelensky, because he pisses me off so much …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Multiple reports place the possible three-way meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, not Beijing.[1][3][4]
Contradicts. Steinmeier, recounting his Oct 30 talks with Xi, says Beijing is not interested in a Ukraine summit with the US and Russia and that Ukraine will not be on the agenda, cutting against the claim that the meeting would settle the war.[4][5][6]
Contradicts. Trump said the meeting would focus on denuclearization and arms control, while Putin wants Ukraine on the agenda; the three leaders had not agreed on a Ukraine-focused meeting.[1][2][7]
Supports. Putin proposed a three-way meeting with Trump and Xi, and Trump said he was open to it, so a meeting was being considered, though not confirmed or scheduled.[1][3][7]
Context. WSJ reported China, as the potential host, had not yet extended an invitation, so the meeting was not arranged as of the claim date.[2]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1Trump heads to Kansas on midterm campaign trailapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Xi Wants to Play Peacemaker. Trump Has Other Ideas for a Historic Summit.wsj.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Vladimir Putin suggests meeting with Donald Trump, Xi, to discuss Ukraine war resolution | The Jerusalem Poststore.jpost.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4China not interested in US-Russia summit on Ukraine, German president claimskyivindependent.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Xi Jinping has no plans to discuss Ukraine with Trump and Putin - German Presidentnewsukraine.rbc.ua · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6China does not want separate meeting on Ukraine with Russia and USfakti.bg · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 7Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi, Putin next monthground.news · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
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