Trump, Putin and Xi will meet in China to discuss nuclear arms control – NYP
The New York Post has reported that the leaders of the US, China and Russia will discuss preparations for a nuclear arms control agreement at their first-ever trilateral meeting on 19 November.
Source: New York Post; Reuters
Quote from the NYP: "President Trump will hold a historic summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin next Thursday on the sidelines of the annual APEC [Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation] conference in Shenzhen." [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.]
Details: A White House official told the NYP that discussions at the meeting are expected to focus largely on preparations for a nuclear arms control agreement.
Putin, Trump and Xi may also discuss the war in Iran and North Korea, according to the source. The NYP did not mention whether the war in Ukraine will also be on the agenda.
This will be the first-ever trilateral meeting between the leaders of China, the US and Russia.
Update: White House spokesperson Olivia Wales later confirmed that Trump will discuss reducing nuclear weapons worldwide at the meeting in China, as the president considers their proliferation "very dangerous".
Background:
- In October, The Wall Street Journal reported that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had proposed a meeting with Trump and Xi 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 in Ukraine, even without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy taking part.
- Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov subsequently announced that preparations for the trilateral meeting had already begun.
- Meanwhile, Zelenskyy said the US, China and Russia could hold trilateral meetings among themselves, but Ukraine must be involved if the discussions concern its future.
- In early November, Trump said he hoped to meet Xi and Putin at the APEC summit in China and also planned to discuss the war in Iran and denuclearisation.
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