Trump to discuss Iran war, but not Ukraine, at China summit

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Trump to discuss Iran war, but not Ukraine, at China summit US President Donald Trump will discuss the Iran war with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in the first ever three-way…

US President Donald Trump will discuss the Iran war with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in the first ever three-way meeting between the leaders of the United States, Russia and China at a summit in Shenzhen next week but he is not expected to discuss Ukraine war, a US official said.

The three leaders will meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the southern Chinese city, White House 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. This proliferation, President Trump believes, is very dangerous," Wales said.

"I think the president does intend to talk about Iran in the trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin," a senior US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters on a call.

Washington has a "whole other track" of negotiations with Kyiv and Moscow aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, the official added, referring to talks that US envoys have had in recent days with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

"China is not really a part of that track, so it doesn't seem appropriate to have the Ukraine discussion there," the official added.

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