# Trump, Putin and Xi to discuss nuclear arms at Shenzhen summit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-putin-and-xi-plan-historic-joint-meeting-in-china-next-week-white-house-says/
- Published: 2026-11-14T15:53:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T21:19:46+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckz74jzpy18do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Asia, World

## Key points

- Trump, Putin and Xi are expected to meet in Shenzhen.
- Nuclear weapons reduction is set to be discussed.
- No agreement is expected, and China has not confirmed the meeting.

## Summary

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are expected to meet on the sidelines of next week’s Apec summit in Shenzhen, in a rare gathering of the leaders of the US, Russia and China. The White House says Trump intends to discuss reducing nuclear weapons, as the three countries face growing strategic tensions and the end of a key US-Russia arms-control treaty.

Trump is due in Shenzhen late Wednesday for the two-day summit, and is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Xi on Thursday. Iran may be discussed, but Ukraine is not expected to be on the agenda, and a senior US official said no agreement was expected. The US and Russia’s nuclear treaty expired in February, while China is expanding its arsenal; Beijing has not confirmed the trilateral meeting, though Moscow has.

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