Trump, Putin and Xi plan historic joint meeting in China next week, White House says

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are planning to meet on the sidelines of a summit in China next week, the White House has said. The unprecedented meeting between the leaders of the US, Russia and China will take place as Trump attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in the southern city of Shenzhen, spokeswoman Olivia Wales told reporters. "The president has made it clear that, among other topics, he will discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons in the world, whose proliferation President Trump believes is very dangerous," she said.

It is understood Iran may also be discussed during the meeting of the world's biggest nuclear powers, but not Ukraine. Moscow and Beijing are yet to comment. No agreement was expected to follow the talks, an unnamed, senior American official said, according to news agencies AP and Reuters.

Trump will arrive in Shenzhen late on Wednesday for the two-day summit between the 21 member states. He will also take part in bilateral talks with Xi on Thursday - their fourth meeting since the US president returned to office in 2025.