President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 19 in Shenzhen, China. This unprecedented trilateral gathering of the world's biggest nuclear powers will take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the city's tech hub.
The White House confirmed that President Trump plans to urge his counterparts to discuss reducing nuclear weapons and cutting nuclear arsenals. The war in Iran is also expected to be a primary topic of discussion. While some US officials have said Ukraine is not unlikely to be on the agenda, other reports indicate it is not expected to be discussed. Despite these goals, a senior US official expects no agreement on nuclear reductions.
President Trump is set to depart Washington on Monday for the Philippines, where he is due to attend a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations before making his way to Shenzhen. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Zelensky has warned that the talks could prove to be a Yalta-like redistribution of spheres of influence for the 21st century.