SHENZHEN, China — President Donald Trump said he expects to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at an Asia-Pacific summit in Shenzhen scheduled for Nov. 18-19, Euronews reported on Monday, Nov. 9. “One of the meetings I think will be with President Putin and President Xi,” Trump said Sunday.
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What Trump said
Trump said the leaders would discuss a range of topics, including denuclearization, and that the U.S. is trying to end the war in Iran. The Kremlin said on Oct. 21 that a three-way meeting was being prepared, according to Euronews. That followed a Wall Street Journal report that Putin wanted such talks to broker a Ukraine peace deal favorable to Moscow.
What analysts expect
Sun Yun of the Stimson Center said the meeting is likely to happen and that the open questions are its format and content. Danny Russel, a former senior State Department official, said Putin has the most to gain. Craig Singleton of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies said it may amount to little more than a photo opportunity. Euronews said the three are unlikely to discuss anything substantive because their interests are at odds.
The setting
China is hosting this year’s leaders’ summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, a 21-member group that includes the United States and Russia. Trump is expected to meet Xi for the third time this year, amid a trade truce set to expire in January, Euronews said. See also our report on Mexico’s plans for the summit.
What happens next
Neither Beijing nor Moscow is quoted in the report confirming a date or format for three-way talks. More is on our Asia-Pacific page.
Sources
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