{"id":63064,"date":"2026-11-14T03:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T03:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/donald-trump-to-raise-nuclear-arms-cuts-with-putin-xi-on-november-19-white-house-says\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T03:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T03:40:45","slug":"donald-trump-to-raise-nuclear-arms-cuts-with-putin-xi-on-november-19-white-house-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/donald-trump-to-raise-nuclear-arms-cuts-with-putin-xi-on-november-19-white-house-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump to raise nuclear-arms cuts with Putin, Xi on November 19, White House says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"picture verticle\"><picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\" sizes=\"960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/q9hrk0\/article71700784.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/2026-11-14T013340Z_1611935053_RC2BMOADNL82_RTRMADP_3_APEC-SUMMIT-TRILATERAL-MEETING.JPG\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)\" sizes=\"640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/q9hrk0\/article71700784.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/2026-11-14T013340Z_1611935053_RC2BMOADNL82_RTRMADP_3_APEC-SUMMIT-TRILATERAL-MEETING.JPG\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)\" sizes=\"400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/q9hrk0\/article71700784.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_660\/2026-11-14T013340Z_1611935053_RC2BMOADNL82_RTRMADP_3_APEC-SUMMIT-TRILATERAL-MEETING.JPG\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" sizes=\"320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/q9hrk0\/article71700784.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_320\/2026-11-14T013340Z_1611935053_RC2BMOADNL82_RTRMADP_3_APEC-SUMMIT-TRILATERAL-MEETING.JPG\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" alt=\"Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shenzhen on November 19, 2026\" title=\"Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shenzhen on November 19, 2026\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" class=\"lead-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">\n                    Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shenzhen on November 19, 2026<br \/>\n                                          | Photo Credit: Reuters\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-body-71700773\">\n<div class=\"schemaDiv\" id=\"schemaDiv\">\n<p>U.S. President \u200cDonald Trump will raise nuclear-arms reduction at a meeting in China next week \u200bwith Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White \u2060House said on Friday (November 13, 2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons in the world, whose proliferation President Trump believes is very dangerous,\u201d Olivia Wales, a White House spokesperson, said on a call with \u200creporters. She added that the meeting would take place on Thursday (November 19) in China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"also-read print-hide\" data-ga-label=\"AlsoReadArticle\">\n<div class=\"element\">\n<div class=\"picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/vpye4h\/article71700721.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/Trump_Xi_Putin_Summit__2388.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/vpye4h\/article71700721.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/Trump_Xi_Putin_Summit__2388.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-device-variant=\"SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE\" class=\"media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Trump\u2019s repeated insistence that the first-of-its-kind meeting of the three leaders focus on \u200cnuclear arms reductions has riled China, which is hosting a summit focused on \u200ctrade \u2060and commerce. China has rebuffed attempts to talk about nuclear arms with Russia \u2060and the United States, which have the largest stockpiles of such weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Putin, Mr. Xi and Mr. Trump are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shenzhen. Mr. Trump is leaving on Monday (November 16) for \u200ba four-day trip to Asia that \u200calso includes a stop in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not expect to get to any kind of agreement,\u201d a senior Trump administration official said regarding the nuclear issue. \u201cThis is a difficult topic for China to address, but we do think it\u2019s time \u200cfor China to sort of step up, you know, to the adults\u2019 table, \u200bif you will, and have adult conversations about adult things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The official added: \u201cThis is the beginning of hopefully a conversation that can be productive going \u2060forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"India offers to mediate Russia-Ukraine food corridors ahead of peace talks\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0nL0D9Yd0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Beijing has for years resisted direct engagement with Washington about its nuclear program, saying it is more appropriate for Russia and the U.S. to speak directly because of their large arsenals.<\/p>\n<p>Russia \u200chas the most stored nuclear warheads, followed by the United States and China, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the U.S. and Russia expired this year.<\/p>\n<p>It was not clear whether Russia or China intended to engage in a conversation about arms reductions with Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese and Russian embassies in Washington did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will also raise the \u200cU.S.-Israeli war against Iran in the meeting but is not expected to raise Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, the \u200bofficial said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"also-read print-hide\" data-ga-label=\"AlsoReadArticle\">\n<div class=\"element\">\n<div class=\"picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/4tjrgc\/article71682164.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/2026-09-29T120017Z_1476886007_RC2RPNAI6K5V_RTRMADP_3_AI-SAFETY-CHINA.JPG\" data-original=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/4tjrgc\/article71682164.ece\/alternates\/SQUARE_80\/2026-09-29T120017Z_1476886007_RC2RPNAI6K5V_RTRMADP_3_AI-SAFETY-CHINA.JPG\" alt=\"\" data-device-variant=\"SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE\" class=\"media-object lazy adaptive placeholder lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Republican president is not expected to have a one-on-one meeting with Mr. Putin or discuss Ukraine\u2019s access to satellite communications service provided by \u2060Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX. Mr. Musk is joining Mr. Trump on the trip to China but will not \u2060attend his meeting with Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin, according to the official.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had many meetings recently with the Russians, but China is not really a part of \u200cthat track, so it doesn\u2019t seem appropriate to have the Ukraine discussion there,\u201d the person said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump is also not expected to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong \u200bUn during his trip to Asia, according to the official.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"update-publish-time article-published-time-end\">\n<p class=\"publish-time-new\"> Published <span>&#8211; November 14, 2026 09:06 am IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/donald-trump-to-raise-nuclear-arms-cuts-with-putin-xi-on-november-19-white-house-says\/article71700773.ece\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shenzhen on November 19, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President \u200cDonald Trump will raise nuclear-arms reduction at a meeting in China next week \u200bwith Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}