# Trump downplays China-Russia-Iran nuclear talks, says they may discuss 'de-escalation'

President , speaking from the Oval Office Thursday, downplayed an upcoming nuclear summit in Beijing between Iran, Russia, and China, three chief adversaries of the U.S.

The discussions, first confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry Thursday and which come just days after  Trump’s push to engage in nuclear negotiations, will coincide with a United Nations Security Council meeting regarding Tehran’s expansion of near-weapons-grade uranium.

## Trump suggested perhaps Beijing, Moscow and Tehran will be having their own discussions on "de-escalation."

"Well, maybe they're going to talk about non-nuclear problems. Maybe they're going to be talking about the de-escalation of nuclear weapons," Trump told reporters.



*Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un (Getty Images)*



*President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House March 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)*

## Trump claimed that China would "catch us in five years" because of its rapid development of its nuclear stockpiles

But he also pointed to the positive relationship he had with Kim Jong Un during his first presidency and suggested that relationship could extend during his second term. Trump appeared to suggest there could be room for nuclear negotiations.

"I have a great relationship with Kim Jong Un, and we’ll see what happens," Trump told reporters. "But certainly he’s a nuclear power."



*North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, supervises artillery firing drills in North Korea March 7, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)*

But he also noted the immense destruction even one nuclear weapon could inflict.

North Korea is estimated to have 50 nuclear weapons, which Trump noted is "a lot."



*North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, supervises artillery firing drills in North Korea March 7, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)*

## President Trump speaks at the NATO summit

But he also pointed to the positive relationship he had with Kim Jong Un during his first presidency and suggested that relationship could extend during his second term. Trump appeared to suggest there could be room for nuclear negotiations.

"I have a great relationship with Kim Jong Un, and we’ll see what happens," Trump told reporters. "But certainly he’s a nuclear power."

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