Putin, Trump and Xi Jinping plan to meet in China.
Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in China next week, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said, CNN reports. The negotiations are scheduled for November 19 in Shenzhen as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. This will be the first tripartite meeting of the leaders of Russia, the United States and China.
The main topics of discussion will be the reduction of nuclear weapons and the situation around Iran. It is expected that the meeting will not end with the signing of agreements, but the first dialogues will begin at the level of the leaders of the three countries. Trump intends to raise the issue of the proliferation of nuclear weapons, seeing it as a serious threat. China is playing a central organizational role in preparations for the meeting, and discussions about participation have been ongoing for several weeks. At the same time, Elon Musk, who accompanies Trump on the trip, will not participate in the negotiations.