The White House said on the 13th that President Trump will meet China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Putin in a three-way summit on the 19th, the first formal leaders' meeting of the three countries, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
The talks are set to be held alongside the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' meeting in Shenzhen, China, on the 18th and 19th. Trump said this month, on the 8th, that he expected the meeting to take place then. Putin showed willingness from the start.
Trump has cited nuclear arms control as a topic for the talks. He has called for negotiations among the three countries, saying China is expanding its nuclear forces rapidly.
APEC brings together 21 Pacific economies, including Japan, but the three-way format leaves Tokyo outside a table where nuclear arms and Asian security are on the agenda.