China opposes discussing the Ukrainian conflict at a possible tripartite meeting of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Shenzhen, Reuters believes.
A meeting of the leaders of Russia, the United States and China may take place next week on the sidelines of the APEC summit. However, its format and agenda have not yet been agreed upon.
Moscow expects to discuss a solution to the Ukrainian conflict, while Washington wants to negotiate a trilateral agreement on nuclear arms control.
At the same time, according to Reuters, Beijing is apparently not interested in discussing Ukraine or negotiating nuclear disarmament. Reuters points out that China has a significantly smaller nuclear arsenal than Russia and the United States, and does not intend to undertake similar commitments.
The Trump administration has already admitted that an agreement on nuclear issues is unlikely to be concluded as a result of a possible meeting.
Reuters concludes that the prospect of negotiations between the three powers without the participation of other countries caused concern in Kiev and Tokyo. The possible meeting has already been compared to the Yalta Conference in 1945, where the superpowers determined the structure of the post-war world.
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