Trump says he expects one of his meetings during his trip to China for the APEC summit in Shenzhen to be with both Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, and that they would discuss denuclearisation among other topics.
Claimed by: President Donald Trump
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Who's reporting it
- Euronews , 2026-11-09: On Sunday Trump told reporters he is going to China, that one of his meetings will likely be with Putin and Xi, and that they will talk about many things including denuclearisation. source
- Arab News (AFP) , 2026-11-09: Trump said he would probably see the Russian and Chinese leaders at the Shenzhen summit on Nov 18-19 and linked the talks to arms control and ending the Iran war. source
History
- 2026-11-10: One side only. This is Trump's stated expectation, made to reporters on Nov 8; neither Beijing nor Moscow has announced that the meeting is confirmed. In the same remarks he said he is trying to end the war with Iran.