Hungary's government has made clear it will not arrest Vladimir Putin, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, if he arrives in Budapest for peace talks. Speaking to state radio on Friday, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban hailed the fact his country would host the meeting. Budapest is essentially the only place in Europe today where such a meeting could be held, primarily because Hungary is almost the only pro-peace country.
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Trump also said he would be open to having Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2026 G20 summit. "I would love them to, if they want to," said the US president. However, he added that Putin and Xi would be "observers, and I'm not sure if they'd want to come as observers." Both Russia and China are G20 members.
