US, China and Russia prepare for historic trilateral summit in Shenzhen
Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin will hold a historic joint summit in Shenzhen to discuss nuclear weapons and Iran, excluding Ukraine from the agenda.
US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a historic trilateral meeting on 19 November during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, the White House confirmed.
Discussions will concentrate on reducing global nuclear arsenals and addressing the ongoing war in Iran. US officials clarified that the conflict in Ukraine is excluded from the agenda, as Washington manages diplomatic negotiations regarding Ukraine independently of Beijing. President Trump does not plan to hold a separate bilateral session with President Putin during the event.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cautioned that the joint talks risk becoming a Yalta-style "redistribution of spheres of influence." The gathering represents the first formal joint summit involving the leaders of all three powers.
Sources: France24, NEXTA, ORF, Tagesschau, The Journal
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
- Tagesschau — Weißes Haus kündigt Dreiertreffen von Trump mit Putin und Xi an
- NEXTA — Трамп, Путин и Си встретятся 19 ноября — Украину в повестку не включили
- The Journal — Trump, Xi Jinping and Putin to hold first three-way meeting in China next week
- France24 — China to host first-ever trilateral meeting between Trump, Xi and Putin next week
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