The White House says Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will meet Thursday in Shenzhen alongside the APEC summit. A White House spokesperson said Trump plans to raise reducing the number of nuclear weapons worldwide; an unnamed US official said Iran is also expected to be discussed.
Ukraine is not expected to be part of the trilateral talks, according to that official. Washington is pursuing separate negotiations involving Kyiv and Moscow, the official said, and China is not really part of that track.
The announcement gives the three leaders a planned forum for direct discussion on nuclear arms and Iran, while drawing a clear boundary around the meeting’s scope. It should therefore not be presented as a three-way negotiation on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Trump is also scheduled to have lunch with Xi on Thursday. France 24 reported that Elon Musk will accompany Trump on the trip but will not attend the trilateral meeting.
Sources
- France 24 Tous titres · Source date: 2026-11-14
- Le Figaro Actualités · Source date: 2026-11-14
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