Gipfel in China: Weißes Haus kündigt Dreiertreffen Trumps mit Xi und Putin an

The White House has announced that US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will convene a trilateral summit in China next week, according to a statement from the presidential complex in Washington. The primary topic of discussion is expected to be potential reductions in global nuclear arsenals, the US government has said.

This historic diplomatic trilateral meeting is unprecedented, as previous encounters have only involved bilateral discussions between the nuclear powers. The G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019 saw the three leaders in attendance, but only in bilateral meetings. The potential for a breakthrough in nuclear disarmament talks is uncertain, with a government official cautioning that concrete outcomes or agreements are unlikely; rather, this summit should be seen as a starting point.

Trump has repeatedly discussed a new disarmament treaty in the past, and the 2010 New Start treaty between Russia and the US expired this year. Trump had suggested a new agreement in February that would extend far into the future, and he had also called for China to be included in nuclear disarmament agreements. The last time Trump announced US nuclear tests was in December 2025, though it later turned out there would be no nuclear explosions.

Trump had stated that the US did not want to be the only country not conducting tests. Putin instructed his government to consider the feasibility of potential nuclear tests during this period. The Ukraine war will likely take center stage in the context of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic summit, which will take place in Shenzhen on Wednesday and Thursday.

Xi last visited Trump at the White House in September. Trump and Putin had a personal meeting for the first time since they held a two-man summit in Alaska in summer 2025. Putin last visited Beijing in May to meet with Xi. In the intervening days, Xi hosted both Trump and Putin. The three leaders are meeting in China following recent diplomatic talks aimed at finding a resolution to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.

China is a significant trading partner for Russia, with oil imports from Russia funding much of Moscow's war efforts. Beijing is viewed as a crucial ally for Russia on the international stage.