Maybe they won't touch the issue of Ukraine at the tripartite meeting in Shenzhen. Le Monde. "I believe the president does intend to raise the issue of Iran in the trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin," a US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters by phone. However, "Washington is involved in a completely different cycle" of negotiations with Kyiv and Moscow, he said, clarifying that China "doesn't really participate in this cycle," adding: "Therefore, it seems inappropriate to raise the issue of Ukraine." The US president will have lunch with Xi Jinping on Thursday, but there are no plans for a bilateral meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Maybe they won't touch the issue of Ukraine at the tripartite meeting in Shenzhen. Le Monde. "I believe the president does intend to raise the issue of Iran in the trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin," a US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters by phone. However, "Washington is involved in a completely different cycle" of negotiations with Kyiv and Moscow, he said, clarifying that China "doesn't really participate in this cycle," adding: "Therefore, it seems inappropriate to raise the issue of Ukraine." The US president will have lunch with Xi Jinping on Thursday, but there are no plans for a bilateral meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.