Ukraine fears exclusion from a new peace deal as Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping prepare for a trilateral summit in China this Thursday.
The meeting, confirmed by the Kremlin and the White House, will be held in Shenzhen on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
The Kremlin confirmed the trilateral meeting for November 19. “An agreement has been reached to hold a trilateral meeting on November 19” between the three presidents, said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov. The White House also confirmed the summit, with a spokesperson stating that President Trump will address the issue of reducing the number of nuclear weapons in the world, which he considers “very dangerous.”
While the summit’s agenda includes topics like nuclear disarmament and Iran, the Ukraine conflict will not be addressed. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, clarified that Washington is leading “a whole other track” of negotiations with Kyiv and Moscow, and that China is “not really part of this track.” Therefore, it “does not seem appropriate to discuss the issue of Ukraine” during the trilateral meeting.
“I think the president fully intends to address the issue of Iran during the trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin,” said a U.S. official speaking under the cover of anonymity during a press call.
Elon Musk will accompany Donald Trump on his trip but will not take part in the meeting. The American president will also have a lunch meeting with Xi Jinping, which will be their fourth encounter since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025. No one-on-one meeting between Trump and Putin is planned.
Le Kremlin confirme une rencontre trilatérale entre Donald Trump, Vladimir Poutine et Xi Jinping, le 19 novembre en Chine Le Monde.fr
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