US, Russian and Chinese leaders set for historic three-way summit in Shenzhen

UPDATE - follow-up to Trump, Putin and Xi plan historic joint meeting in China next week, White House says: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will hold their first-ever three-way meeting late next week in Shenzhen, China. White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales confirmed the talks will happen on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit. ## Key Topics Trump plans to focus heavily on cutting global nuclear arsenals, calling the spread of nuclear weapons very dangerous. US officials noted that Iran will also likely come up during the discussions, though the ongoing war in Ukraine will not be part of the agenda. According to US officials, Washington handles Ukraine talks through a separate track.

Summit Schedule

Trump arrives in Shenzhen late Wednesday for the two-day gathering of 21 member states. He will hold a separate bilateral working lunch and meeting with Xi Jinping on Thursday, marking their fourth meeting since Trump returned to the presidency. Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk will travel with Trump to China but will not join the talks with Xi and Putin. Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang's recent resignation and sensitive US chip export controls will also not be raised during the meetings.

Context

This high-level gathering comes as global nuclear arms control agreements face severe strain following the expiration of major US-Russia pacts. Bringing Beijing into a future nuclear reduction framework remains a major challenge for international diplomats.