Moscow confirms Trump, Xi and Putin to meet in China

Russia confirmed that Vladimir Putin will meet Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Shenzhen, China, on 19 November, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. If held, it would be the first three-way meeting of the leaders of the United States, Russia and China, making it a significant diplomatic event.

The White House said the discussions would cover reducing nuclear weapons globally and the war in the Middle East, but not Ukraine. Russia announced the plan through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov; the White House had also said the leaders would meet, while China had not yet confirmed it.