Trump will discuss reducing the nuclear arsenal with Putin and Xi in China.
The White House has confirmed that the Ukrainian issue will not be on the agenda at the upcoming tripartite meeting. Donald Trump plans to meet Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping next week during the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China. The main focus of these first three-way talks will be the reduction of nuclear weapons.
Trump also intends to raise the issue of the US-Israeli war against Iran. Administration officials do not expect concrete agreements to result from these negotiations. While one official described the nuclear issue as complex for Beijing, he said it was time for China to do so.
A separate bilateral meeting between Trump and Putin regarding Ukraine is not expected, as Beijing is not involved in this track. Elon Musk will accompany the US President to China.