"President Trump said Thursday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, after what he described as a "very productive call" with the Russian leader. The president announced plans for another summit in Budapest in a social media post following a two-hour call where the two leaders discussed the war, trade and the Middle East."
""At the conclusion of the call, we agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors, next week," Trump wrote, noting that the meetings will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He said a location will be determined. "President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can bring this 'inglorious' War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end," he added."
"Trump boasted that "great progress" was made on the call and that he will be discussing it at his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday at the White House. Trump and Zelensky are expected to discuss the possibility of the U.S. providing Ukraine with long-range missiles. Trump was widely criticized following his last meeting with Putin over the summer. That summit, in Alaska, did not result in any significant steps toward ending the war."
President Trump said he will meet President Vladimir Putin in Budapest to seek an end to the Russia–Ukraine war after a two-hour call covering the war, trade and the Middle East. The call concluded with agreement to convene High Level Advisors next week, with meetings reportedly to be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a location to be determined. Trump plans to discuss the call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a White House meeting expected to include talks about U.S. long-range missiles for Ukraine. The prior Alaska summit drew criticism and produced no major steps toward ending the war. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy remains possible and that the President is willing to take a chance on diplomacy.
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