Trump thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at China APEC summit

President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Sunday that he will engage in meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during an upcoming APEC leaders' summit in China. The summit is scheduled to take place on November 18-19 in Shenzhen, a southern tech hub. Trump mentioned that one of these meetings is expected to involve discussions with both leaders.

He elaborated that they will be deliberating on various matters, including denuclearization and ending the war in Iran. In October, Trump had indicated openness to holding trilateral arms control talks with both Xi and Putin, with a focus on denuclearization. However, the Wall Street Journal subsequently reported that Putin had suggested utilizing a trilateral meeting to discuss an end to Russia's ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

In an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes program, Trump asserted that he believed they were nearing a deal to conclude the Russia-Ukraine war, which he suggested could alter Ukraine's shape, though he did not provide further details.