The presidents of the US, China and Russia – Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin – are set to take part in joint talks in China next week, the White House announced. The president’s spokeswoman said Trump will raise the issue of nuclear arms reduction.
The White House announced the planned meeting late on Friday, November 14, into Saturday. The AP described it as unprecedented, and one of the possible topics is the nuclear arsenals of the three superpowers.
BREAKING: Presidents Trump, Xi and Putin to hold unprecedented talks in China next week that could cover nuclear stockpiles, White House says.
Ukraine is off the agenda, Iran is not
According to the AP, citing a US official, Trump does not intend to discuss Ukraine with Xi and Putin. Instead, he wants to raise the war with Iran.
Context: the APEC summit
Reuters reported on Friday that Trump, Putin and Xi are expected to attend the APEC summit. It has not yet been stated whether the joint talks will take place on the sidelines of that summit.
This event is unprecedented in this composition. We wrote about the previous direct meeting between Trump and Putin, in Alaska in August 2025, in our article about the Anchorage summit.
As of publication, neither the Kremlin nor the Chinese side has publicly confirmed the format or date of the talks. No venue or date has been given either.
