WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first three-way meeting next week in China, the White House said, CBS News reported.
The leaders will meet Thursday, Nov. 19, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the southern city of Shenzhen, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said.
Trump plans to discuss reducing nuclear arsenals. “This proliferation, President Trump believes, is very dangerous,” Wales said. A senior U.S. official said Trump also intends to raise the war in Iran.
Russia’s war in Ukraine is not expected to be on the agenda. Officials said Washington has a separate negotiating track with Kyiv and Moscow, and “China is not really a part of that track.” Officials also said the U.S. will not discuss export controls on sensitive chip technology.
Trump will also hold a working lunch and bilateral meeting with Xi, their fourth meeting since he returned to office. Elon Musk will travel with Trump but will not take part in the three-way meeting. Trump leaves Washington on Monday for an ASEAN summit in the Philippines before heading to Shenzhen.
The planning has drawn comparisons to the 1945 Yalta Conference. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the comparison, saying any agreements reached in Shenzhen could not be imposed on others.
Sources: CBS News. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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