Trump, Xi, and Putin to hold unprecedented trilateral summit in Shenzhen

US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on 19 November for a historic trilateral summit in Shenzhen alongside the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov and White House officials confirmed the talks, which represent the first joint meeting between the three leaders.

Washington indicated the agenda will center on nuclear arms reduction and the conflict in Iran, explicitly excluding the war in Ukraine from official discussions due to separate diplomatic channels. While US and Russian representatives confirmed the arrangements, reports note that Beijing has not yet officially confirmed the session. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly criticized the summit, warning against a modern "redistribution of spheres of influence."

Sources: France24, NEXTA, Sweden Herald, Tagesschau, Trend News Agency