Trump, Xi and Putin Set First Trilateral Summit

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold the first trilateral summit among the U.S., Russian and Chinese leaders on the sidelines of next week’s APEC summit in Shenzhen. Trump plans to raise nuclear-arms reductions and the war involving Iran, while U.S. officials say Ukraine will be excluded because it is being handled through a separate negotiation track. Officials do not expect an arms-control agreement, and prospects are uncertain because China is reluctant to join U.S.-Russia negotiations, citing its smaller nuclear arsenal. Negotiators are exploring safeguards for artificial intelligence in nuclear command systems and a declaration that nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. Trump will meet Xi bilaterally but has no separate meeting planned with Putin; sensitive chip export controls and the Nvidia-related investigation are not expected to be discussed.