The United States, China and Russia are set to hold their first three-way summit on November 19 on the sidelines of the APEC leaders’ meeting in China. US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss nuclear disarmament and Iran, while Washington says the Ukraine war will remain outside this format because a separate negotiation channel is operating.
South Korea has warned that the meeting must not become a second Yalta-style settlement that excludes Seoul’s interests, particularly on North Korea and the Korean Peninsula peace process.