A historic meeting is set for next week between U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping.
The White House said on Friday that the discussions are expected to be a sidebar gathering of the three leaders during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, China.
The meeting between the three countries with the largest nuclear arsenals in the world could include talks on nuclear stockpiles.
Trump has also signaled that such a meeting would be an opportunity to discuss the U.S. war with Iran. Officials confirmed Friday that Trump intends to bring up American military action against Iran while steering away from the Russia–Ukraine War.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that any potential agreements reached during the APEC summit next week cannot be enforced worldwide on other countries.
“It’s clear that a meeting between the leaders of countries such as Russia, China and the United States is extremely significant,” Peskov said. “However, let’s not forget that the vision for a global order is that no one tries to impose any particular view of global order, and it should be based entirely on mutual benefit and mutual respect.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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