Trump to meet with Putin and Xi in China next week, US officials say

President Donald Trump is scheduled to participate in the first-ever trilateral meeting between the leaders of the United States, China, and Russia next week. According to reports from ABC News (US), The Korea Times, RTE News, and Channel News Asia, the meeting between Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China.

White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales stated that the president intends to discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons during the talks. A senior US official told RTE News that Trump also intends to bring up the war in Iran during the meeting. However, US officials told RTE News and Channel News Asia that Trump is not expected to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine at the trilateral talks.

The Korea Times reported that there are no plans for Trump to engage with North Korea during his upcoming trip to Asia.

Brief written by urgent.news from ABC News (US), The Korea Times, RTE News, Channel News Asia, Japan Today — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.