US announces landmark trilateral summit between Trump, Xi, and Putin in China
The White House announced a historic trilateral meeting between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit in Shenzhen to discuss nuclear disarmament.
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, the White House announced on Friday.
The unprecedented trilateral gathering will reportedly focus on international nuclear disarmament and reducing atomic stockpiles. Discussions may also encompass the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and matters regarding Iran, though the war in Ukraine is reportedly excluded from the agenda.
While Washington has confirmed the encounter, neither Beijing nor Moscow has officially corroborated the summit, despite acknowledging preliminary talks in recent weeks. The event signals further diplomatic engagement for Putin on the global stage, though analysts express skepticism regarding the likelihood of major substantive breakthroughs.
Sources: Le Monde, Libération, RTBF Info, ORF, Tagesschau
How outlets assessed this
- Libération Skeptical Emphasized that the historic meeting is unlikely to produce concrete results beyond symbolic photo opportunities.
- RTBF Info Cautious Highlights the summit as a major step in Vladimir Putin's return to the international diplomatic stage.
- Libération Skeptical Frames the event primarily as a historic photo opportunity unlikely to yield concrete results.
Sources
- ORF — Weißes Haus: Treffen mit Xi und Putin nächste Woche
- Le Monde — La Maison Blanche annonce une rencontre trilatérale entre Donald Trump, Vladimir Poutine et Xi Jinping, jeudi en Chine
- Tagesschau — Weißes Haus kündigt Dreiertreffen von Trump mit Putin und Xi an
- Libération — Trump, Xi et Poutine se réuniront pour la première fois la semaine prochaine
- RTBF Info — Trump, Xi et Poutine se réuniront jeudi pour un sommet inédit - RTBF Actus
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