Unprecedented Meeting of Trump, Xi, and Putin to Address Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Experts consider it unlikely that the meeting of the US, Russia, and China presidents will yield concrete results.

Unprecedented Meeting of Trump, Xi, and Putin to Address Nuclear Non-Proliferation

TL;DR

  • The presidents of the US, Russia, and China will hold an unprecedented meeting to discuss nuclear arms reduction.
  • The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 19th, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in Shenzhen, China.
  • US officials do not expect concrete agreements, viewing it as a preliminary discussion.
  • The summit aims to address the nuclear arsenals of the US and Russia, and China's rapid growth in this area.
  • The war in the Middle East will also be a topic, but the war in Ukraine is not expected to be discussed.
  • This event signifies Putin's return to the international scene after being isolated by the West.
  • The summit has been compared to the 1945 conference that ended World War II.