Trump does not plan to discuss Ukraine in the meeting with Xi and Putin.
Donald Trump is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 19 on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China. The main topic of a possible tripartite negotiation will be the US war against Iran, and not the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, reports Bloomberg. Moscow and Beijing have not yet confirmed the meeting.
According to CNN, Trump also wants to discuss denuclearization with the leaders of Russia and China. However, the White House doubts that Xi and Putin are ready for such a conversation.
Relations between Washington and Beijing became complicated because of the war in Iran, which disrupted China's economic ties with Tehran. At the same time, the United States suspects China of military support for Iran.
"We do not expect to reach any agreement. I would characterize it as a starting point," a US diplomatic source told CNN.