Beijing does not want to discuss the war in Ukraine at trilateral leaders' meeting

Beijing's position on the agenda

The Chinese side is not intending to include the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the agenda of the planned trilateral meeting of the leaders of the US, Russia and China. This is reported by Reuters, citing sources familiar with the details of the negotiations.

Donald Trump's priorities

According to the agency's sources, US President Donald Trump expects to use this meeting to promote the idea of concluding a trilateral agreement aimed at nuclear arms control.

The Chinese side's argumentation

In Beijing, by contrast, they believe that their participation in such a format would be secondary. The main argument is that China's nuclear arsenal is significantly smaller in size than those of Russia and the US.