Trump Set to Meet Putin, Xi in China During APEC Summit

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President Donald Trump announced Monday that he plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to China next week. The trilateral meeting is expected to take place during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, scheduled for November 18 and 19 in Shenzhen, China.

Trump made the announcement on Sunday night while at Donald J. Trump International Airport, where he told reporters that the meeting with Putin and Xi would be a significant event. He indicated that discussions would focus on a range of issues, including denuclearization and the situation in Iran.

“Well, I’m going to be going to China. [Xi] just left here, and one of the meetings I think will be with President Putin and President Xi, and that’ll be interesting. We’ll talk a lot of things, including denuclearization, but we’ll be talking a lot of things,” Trump said.

He also mentioned that the United States is making progress in addressing the situation in Iran, citing Operation Iron Gate, which has implemented a naval blockade and land restrictions to prevent the flow of goods into the country.

The Kremlin confirmed that arrangements for the trilateral meeting are underway. A Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, stated that there is a general understanding among the participants that the meeting would be “worthwhile and extremely useful.” This would mark the fourth in-person meeting between Trump and Xi and the second between Trump and Putin since the start of his second term in January 2025.

Source: Breitbart

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