Trump says he may discuss denuclearization with Putin and Xi during China trip

In brief

• Trump says he plans to travel to China in the coming days and may meet Putin and Xi there.
• Denuclearization is among the topics he named as possible for discussion.
• The reported meeting venue is the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 18 and 19, but no official confirmation has been found.

Trump's remarks on a possible three-way meeting

Trump told reporters he intends to go to China soon and that one of his meetings there would likely be with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Asked about a three-way meeting next week, he said such a format could happen. (Trump thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at China APEC summit – Investing.com) (Трамп объявил о возможной встречи с Путиным и Си Цзиньпином – novosti.ua)

According to the reports, Trump named nuclear disarmament as one of the subjects he expects to raise, while stressing that the talks would cover a wide range of issues. (Трамп допустил встречу с Путиным и Си Цзиньпином во время поездки в Китай – tehnowar.ru)

Confirmation

That claim comes only from the Russian-language outlet and has not been independently verified in the material.

The Russian state-aligned outlet tehnowar.ru repeated the claim, but the material contains no confirmation from Chinese officials or from Russian officials beyond the attributed remark. Whether the meeting will happen, and whether denuclearization will be formally discussed, remains unconfirmed.