Trump, Xi, Putin to hold historic meeting in China: White House

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping will convene a historic three-way summit in Shenzhen, China, next week, according to the White House. The three leaders are set to discuss reducing nuclear arsenals during the talks, which will take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the southern Chinese city.

White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales confirmed that the president intends to address the proliferation of nuclear weapons and its dangerous implications. While the Ukraine conflict is expected to be a major focus of Trump's second term, it will not be a topic of discussion at this meeting. The meeting recalls the 1945 Yalta summit, where FDR, Churchill, and Stalin mapped out post-WWII Europe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the Shenzhen summit could lead to a similar "redistribution of spheres of influence" in the 21st century. Trump will also hold bilateral meetings with Xi and Putin during his trip, but no separate one-on-one with Putin is scheduled. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, will join Trump on the trip but will not participate in the meeting with Xi and Putin.