Trump open to three-way summit with Xi and Putin

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 01:02 · Archive

Donald Trump says he is open to three-way arms-control talks with Chinese and Russian leaders.

Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House on Monday that he is open to three-way arms-control talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We would have it to talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearisation," he said. "If President Xi wants to have it, I'd have it. I'm sure we'd talk about other things like trade too."

Trump has sought to warm relations with both Beijing and Moscow as those non-Western powers grow closer. In recent days, he has announced a diesel-fuel deal with Russia and signed an order waiving key sanctions on Moscow. A three-way meeting would raise concerns among European and Asian allies over private deals that could weaken Washington's transatlantic and Indo-Pacific alliances.

The White House has been discussing for weeks a possible meeting focused on denuclearisation on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in China on 18–19 November, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal reports that Putin has pitched using such a meeting to negotiate an end to Ukraine's four-year-old conflict in a manner that would favour Moscow. A deal on arms could bind the three nations with the biggest nuclear stockpiles, while an end to the Ukraine war could resolve the biggest threat in decades to European security.

How it is being reported

• Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi, PutinDonald Trump has speculated about a three-way summit with the leaders of Russia and China, with talks focusing on nuclear arms, trade and the war in Ukraine.Perth Now · 20 Oct, 00:49
• Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi, PutinDonald Trump has speculated about a three-way summit with the leaders of Russia and China, with talks focusing on nuclear arms, trade and the war in Ukraine.The West Australian · 20 Oct, 00:49

In this story: Donald Trump · Xi Jinping · Vladimir Putin · China · Russia · Ukraine

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