Trump Says US Is Discussing Nuclear Disarmament With Russia and China

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington is holding talks with Russia and China on nuclear disarmament. He made the remarks in an interview broadcast on Newsmax, an ultraconservative American television channel. The three countries are among the world's major nuclear powers, so any talks on limiting nuclear weapons bear on international security as a whole.

Trump said the United States would like to promote denuclearization, meaning a reduction or elimination of nuclear arsenals.

The report gives no details on when or in what format the talks are taking place, who is taking part, or which specific issues are being discussed. It also contains no comment from the Russian or Chinese side. It therefore remains unclear how far the discussions have progressed.