Washington (CNN) US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a potential nuclear deal with Russia and China.

"We're talking about a nuclear agreement where we make less and they make less and maybe even where we get rid of some of the tremendous firepower that we have right now. ... And China is frankly also -- we discussed the possibility of a three-way deal instead of a two-way deal. And China, I've already spoken to them. They very much would like to be a part of that deal. In fact, during the trade talks, we started talking about that," Trump said.

He added, "I think we're going to probably start something up shortly with Russia and ourselves maybe to start off. I think China will be added down the road."

Trump later said the nuclear deal is one of the topics he went into "great detail" about with Putin on the call.

CNN reported last week that the Trump administration is aiming for a major nuclear deal with Russia and China.

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