0:00 Tonight, a firstofits-kind meeting
0:02 between the leaders of Russia, China,
0:04 and the US confirmed to take place next
0:08 The Kremlin giving that confirmation
0:09 tonight after the White House announced
0:11 President Trump would meet with
0:13 Xiingping and Vladimir Putin Friday
0:16 during the chaos of that nationwide
0:18 ground stop. The three leaders are set
0:21 to meet on the sidelines of the upcoming
0:23 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
0:25 Summit, also known as APEC. APEC is a
0:29 place where companies can talk about
0:30 both their wins and their challenges.
0:33 The government can say here's the plan
0:34 to make things work and integrate and
0:36 business can say yes some of this is
0:38 working but here's where there's a
0:39 practical challenge. That summit set to
0:41 take place in the heart of China's tech
0:43 hub Shenzhen. It's a rare and sudden
0:46 meeting between the heads of the world's
0:48 biggest nuclear powers and a rare
0:50 departure for the US in particular which
0:52 has historically looked at both China
0:54 and Russia as adversaries. America did
0:57 not start a war with Iran.
0:59 >> President Trump is set to discuss the
1:01 nation's ongoing war with Iran with both
1:03 leaders along with his goal of reaching
1:05 a three-way agreement on their nuclear
1:10 He will not, however, be discussing
1:12 Russia's war with Ukraine without
1:14 Ukrainian President Vladimir Zalinski at
1:16 those talks. The last nuclear arms pact
1:19 between Russia and the US expired this
1:21 past February, effectively removing
1:23 limits on the two largest atomic
1:25 arsenals in the world for the first time
1:27 in more than 50 years. When that treaty
1:29 known as New Start expired, Trump
1:32 rejected a call by Russia to extend the
1:34 agreement for another year instead
1:36 calling for a quote new improved and
1:38 modernized deal that includes China.
1:43 And to return to Ukraine, Vladimir
1:45 Zalinski today said the US raised the
1:48 idea of Ukraine seeding the Dombas
1:51 region in exchange for NATO membership.
1:54 NATO membership is of course highly
1:55 coveted by Keev. Zalinski says if he
1:58 gets a guarantee that will happen from
2:00 both the US and Europe, he would call a
2:03 referendum. With Putin and Trump in the
2:06 same room, it would be impossible not to
2:08 have them comment on Ukraine, regardless
2:11 of whether they hold formal talks.