Trump says possible Putin, Xi meeting in China would be interesting
Trump said he expects to take part in the APEC summit in Shenzhen and possibly meet Russian and Chinese leaders there.
He could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in China later this month, US President Donald Trump said on Nov. 9, Russia's state news agency TASS reported.
Trump said he plans to attend the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, on Nov. 18-19, and that a meeting with Putin and Xi there would be "interesting."
Speaking to reporters before flying from Florida to Washington, Trump said the three leaders would discuss a range of issues, including denuclearization.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that if the leaders of Russia, China and the United States meet, the discussion would be very important and would capture the world's attention.
Peskov said Russia, the United States and China are drafting proposals for the agenda of a potential trilateral meeting.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum brings together economies from across the Asia-Pacific region, and China is hosting its leaders' summit this year.
Arms control between Washington and Moscow has been a central issue since the New START treaty, the last binding limit on the two countries' deployed strategic nuclear weapons, expired in early 2026.
China has not been a party to the US-Russia arms control framework, and it has long resisted joining multilateral nuclear talks, which makes any trilateral format a notable step.
