Trump open to trilateral meeting with Putin, Xi | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News - NHKニュース

US President Donald Trump has expressed openness to having a trilateral meeting with his Russian and Chinese counterparts on the sidelines of next month's APEC summit in China.

US media outlets have reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the three-way talks with Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping over the situation in Ukraine.

Trump was asked by a reporter on Monday whether he had agreed to such a meeting. He said, "I would do it if they want to have" it, and "I think it would be held in China."

Trump added that he would take part to talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearization and "not so much for Ukraine," and that a meeting would be a "very positive thing for the world." He stressed the importance of discussions among the three countries, which possess large nuclear arsenals.

Since beginning his second term, Trump has repeatedly called for a nuclear disarmament framework that includes not only the US and Russia but also China, which is said to be strengthening its nuclear forces.

The White House has announced that Trump advocated for arms control involving the US, Russia and China when he met Xi in September.