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Trump, Putin and Xi Jinping expected to meet in first-ever trilateral of its kind, officials say
CBS News • • world
Key Points:
- President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and China's President Xi Jinping will hold their first trilateral meeting on November 19 during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China.
- Trump plans to discuss nuclear arms reduction and the war in Iran but will not address Russia's war in Ukraine, as Washington is pursuing separate negotiations with Kyiv and Moscow.
- The U.S. will not discuss export controls on sensitive chip technology during the meetings, emphasizing these as national security matters handled internally by the administration.
- Elon Musk will accompany Trump to China but will not participate in the trilateral meeting, and Trump will also have a separate bilateral meeting with President Xi.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected comparisons to the 1945 Yalta Conference, stressing that any agreements must be based on mutual benefit and respect without imposing a particular global order.
