MOSCOW – The Kremlin said on July 28 that it is not ruling out the possibility of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump during events in China this September.
President Putin is scheduled to visit China in early September to take part in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, including Voice Asia News, that a potential encounter between the two leaders could take place if Trump also decides to attend the commemorations.
“If it so happens that in the end, the U.S. president decides to visit China during those days, then of course such a meeting cannot in theory be excluded,” Peskov said during a media briefing.
The anniversary on September 3 will be marked by a large military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, featuring Chinese troops, aircraft flyovers, and displays of high-tech weaponry, according to Chinese officials. The commemorations highlight the massive human cost China endured during its war with imperial Japan in the 1930s and 1940s, a conflict that later merged into World War II following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
The war concluded with Japan’s surrender in 1945. In recent years, China’s ruling Communist Party has staged large-scale events to honor its wartime resistance and to reinforce national resilience, vowing that the nation will never again be subjected to such devastation.
The Kremlin has confirmed President Putin’s attendance at the anniversary celebrations, while Chinese authorities have indicated that several other world leaders are also expected to participate.