The Kremlin said Tuesday that “work is under way” to arrange a meeting between President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, on November 18 and 19.
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, warned over the weekend that the world is at risk of a new nuclear arms race.
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia told the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the Vatican Wednesday that nuclear deterrence even without the intent to employ nuclear arms is “immoral.”
Pope Francis declared Tuesday that a world without nuclear weapons is “both necessary and possible” whereas such weapons are only “a costly and dangerous liability.”
The White House warned Tuesday that Iran is only weeks from a nuclear “breakout” and the Trump administration is to blame.
“I’m here today to continue the proud tradition of bold American diplomacy,” Trump said after meeting with Putin for two hours in Helsinki, Finland.
