# Trump says he’s ready to meet Putin and Xi, but wants to discuss nuclear weapons, not Russia’s war in Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/106847

- Meduza, 2026-10-19 20:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/19/trump-says-he-s-ready-to-meet-with-putin-and-xi-but-he-wants-to-talk-about-nuclear-weapons-not-russia-s-war-with-ukraine

> Trump said he would take part in a three-way meeting with Xi and Putin if Xi wanted one, and that it could focus on nuclear weapons and denuclearization. The report says Putin had proposed a summit to discuss Ukraine. Trump has recently pressed Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian refineries and approved U.S. imports of Russian diesel.

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