"After all, the Hungarian capital was the site of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in which Ukraine gave up the thousands of nuclear weapons it had inherited upon the breakup of the Soviet Union in return for assurances that Russia would respect Ukraine's territorial integrity. Putin broke that promise with his 2014 invasion and annexation of Crimea, with his decade-long military offensive in the Donbas region, and then with his all-out invasion in 2022."
"I have just concluded my telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, and it was a very productive one. President Putin congratulated me and the United States on the Great Accomplishment of Peace in the Middle East, something that, he said, has been dreamed of for centuries. I actually believe that the Success in the Middle East will help in our negotiation in attaining an end to the War with Russia/Ukraine."
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt replied "Your mom did" and communications director Steven Cheung replied "Your mom" when asked who suggested Budapest for President Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin. Budapest was the site of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in which Ukraine surrendered thousands of nuclear weapons in exchange for assurances that Russia would respect its territorial integrity. Russia violated those assurances with the 2014 invasion and annexation of Crimea, a prolonged offensive in Donbas, and the full-scale 2022 invasion, followed by ongoing drone and missile attacks on civilians. Trump posted that his call with Putin was "very productive" and noted Putin praised Middle East peace and thanked the first lady.
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