Trump, Xi and Putin to hold first three-way summit in China
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Summary
Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Shenzhen, China, during the APEC summit. They are expected to discuss nuclear stockpiles and the Iran war, while a U.S. official said the meeting is unlikely to produce an agreement.Key Facts
- The three leaders are scheduled to hold their first three-way meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen.
- The meeting comes nine months after the New START nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia expired.
- Trump has called for a new nuclear arms deal that includes China, after rejecting Russia’s proposal to extend New START for one year.
- A senior Trump administration official described the meeting as the start of a conversation and said an agreement was not expected.
- Trump plans to discuss the Iran war with Xi and Putin but is not expected to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine.
- Elon Musk will travel to China with Trump but will not attend the meeting.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concern that the leaders could discuss a Ukraine deal without Kyiv.
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