Trump open to summit with Xi and Putin — to discuss denuclearization
Summary
President Donald Trump wants to hold a meeting next month with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in China to talk about reducing nuclear weapons. He said the meeting would focus on denuclearization, not on ending the war in Ukraine.Key Facts
- President Trump plans to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Shenzhen, China, in mid-November.
- He wants to add a separate meeting with Xi and Putin to discuss nuclear arms reduction.
- Such a summit with leaders of the U.S., China, and Russia would be the first of its kind.
- Putin has mentioned the idea of this meeting in phone calls with Trump, including a recent call.
- China has not yet agreed to hold this trilateral summit.
- Trump said the main purpose of the meeting would be denuclearization, not the conflict in Ukraine.
- Trump has been interested in negotiating nuclear arms deals with Russia and China for about two years.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.
