Historic first summit for Trump, Xi, Putin will not focus on Ukraine, White House says

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A U.S. official said that a trilateral meeting has been planned, but will focus on nuclear non-proliferation and the war in Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first-ever trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming APEC summit in Shenzhen, the White House confirmed on Nov. 13.

There has been widespread speculation as to the possibility of such a meeting since Trump and Putin announced their plans to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China on Nov. 18-19. This will mark the first time the three world leaders have gathered for face-to-face talks.

The main topic of the meeting will be nuclear non-proliferation, a senior U.S. official told the Associated Press (AP) and other media outlets on Nov. 13.

Trump also plans to discuss the war in Iran — but not the war in Ukraine, the official said.

The statement, if accurate, may prove disappointing to Putin, who reportedly proposed the trilateral meeting in order to secure a peace deal more favorable to Russia, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Kyiv lambasted the proposal, with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha saying the summit would only "encourage Putin to continue this war."

Trump, however, said he was prepared to meet Xi and Putin at the APEC summit to discuss arms control and denuclearization.

According to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Xi has no interest in discussing Russia's war against Ukraine at the summit, believing that role should be played by Europe rather than China.

Still, the Kremlin has maintained that negotations on Ukraine will go forward at APEC — without representation from Ukraine or the Europeans. Speaking to Russian state media on Nov. 12, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov claimed that Trump and Putin would hold in-depth talks on a peace settlement in China.

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