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Trump, Putin and Xi plan historic three-way summit
The leaders of the US, Russia and China will meet on the sidelines of an economic summit in Shenzhen next week to discuss nuclear weapons and other global issues.
In brief
The leaders of the US, Russia and China will meet on the sidelines of an economic summit in Shenzhen next week to discuss nuclear weapons and other global issues. Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping plan a historic trilateral meeting in Shenzhen next week during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit to…
Three leaders plan Shenzhen meeting
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the southern city of Shenzhen next week, the White House said.
Trump arrives Wednesday for two-day summit
Trump will arrive in Shenzhen late on Wednesday for the two-day Apec summit between the twenty-one member states. He will also hold bilateral talks with Xi on Thursday.
Nuclear weapons reduction is key topic
Trump will discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons in the world, which he believes is very dangerous. Iran may also be discussed, but not Ukraine, according to the White House.
“The president has made it clear that, among other topics, he will discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons in the world, whose proliferation President Trump believes is very dangerous.”
Arms control treaty expired in February
A nuclear weapons control treaty between the US and Russia expired in February, leaving the world's biggest nuclear arsenals without major guardrails and ending Cold War-era arms control cooperation.
Trump wants China included in new deal
Trump said he could replace the expired treaty with a better agreement that includes China, which has been building up its arsenal.
No agreement expected from the talks
An unnamed senior American official said no agreement was expected to follow the talks. Moscow and Beijing have not yet commented on the planned trilateral meeting.
Here's the gist
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping plan a historic trilateral meeting in Shenzhen next week during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit to discuss nuclear weapons reduction.