Trump, Putin and Xi to Meet in China to Discuss Nuclear Arms Control
According to the New York Post, US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first-ever three-way meeting in Shenzhen on 19 November. The main topic is preparing a nuclear arms control agreement.
US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on 19 November in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, the New York Post has reported. It would be the first three-way meeting of the leaders of the three countries, held on the sidelines of the annual APEC forum (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation). The meeting matters because it may lay the groundwork for a nuclear arms control deal among the three major powers.
What is on the agenda
A White House official, cited by the newspaper, said the talks should mainly focus on preparing an agreement on nuclear arms control. The leaders may also discuss the war in Iran and North Korea. The outlet does not say whether the war in Ukraine will be among the topics.
Background
In October, The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin had proposed holding a meeting with Trump and Xi the following month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. On 19 October, Trump said he was ready to meet Putin and Xi to discuss ending the war, even without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky taking part. Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov later said preparations for a three-way meeting had already begun.
Zelensky, for his part, said the US, China and Russia could hold trilateral meetings among themselves, but not without Ukraine if its future is at stake. In early November, Trump said he hoped to meet Xi and Putin at the APEC summit in China, and that he planned to discuss the war in Iran and denuclearisation.
