Trump to hold first-ever joint meeting with Xi and Putin on the sidelines of APEC in China

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping are set to meet at a summit in Shenzhen, China next week, marking the first three-way meeting between the leaders of the United States, Russia, and China. The White House has announced that Trump intends to discuss reducing nuclear arsenals during the trilateral talks on Thursday. However, the discussion of Russia's war in Ukraine will not be part of the meeting, according to US officials.

The three leaders will converge on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. President Trump has expressed concern over nuclear proliferation and believes it to be dangerous. A senior US official confirmed that Trump will also address Iran during the meeting with Xi Jinping and Putin.

However, the Ukraine conflict will not feature in the discussions due to separate peace negotiations involving Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will accompany Trump on his trip to China but will not participate in the meeting with Xi and Putin. Trump's bilateral working lunch and meeting with the Chinese president will be held on Thursday, their fourth meeting since the US president took office last year.