US, Russia and China Discuss Trilateral Meeting Between Trump, Putin and Xi, FT Reports
The Kremlin says arrangements could be finalized in days as the three leaders weigh talks on nuclear weapons and the Ukraine war.
- Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin are preparing for a potential trilateral meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen later this month, according to reports. This would mark the first such conference between the three leaders.
- Seeking to warm ties, Trump announced a diesel-fuel deal and signed an order waiving sanctions on Moscow in October. The United States leader also pursued stable relations with Jinping, marking his third visit with the Chinese leader this year.
- While Trump indicated openness to discussing nuclear arms control and trade, Putin suggested using the meeting to negotiate an end to the four-year-old conflict in Ukraine in a manner favoring Moscow.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday there is a general understanding that a meeting would be useful, though German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier reported Jinping seemed confused when asked about the potential summit last week.
- Across Europe and Asia, a three-way meeting would raise alarms over private deals weakening alliances. The three nations collectively hold the world's largest stockpiles of nuclear warheads, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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The possibility of a meeting between Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen on 18 and 19 November has been mentioned for several weeks. The Kremlin had reported on 21 October preparations for such an event, which concerns the Ukrainian authorities.
On Wednesday, Chinese diplomacy confirmed discussions with the United States and Russia for a meeting between Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, envisaged on the sidelines of a regional summit in China in two weeks' time.
(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondent Jung Sung-jo = Regarding the 'US-China-Russia summit' being discussed as a possibility to be held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, China...
China said on Wednesday it was in contact with the United States and Russia about a possible meeting between the leaders of the three countries, which could take place on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Shenzhen later this month.
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