Hungary PM Orban says preparations for Trump-Putin summit still ongoing
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated that Hungary will do everything to make the summit a success and promote peace.
- The presidents of the United States and Russia have agreed to hold a peace summit in Budapest.
- Russia is preparing for the summit, but no specific date has been set, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
- Orban ordered the creation of an organizing committee for the summit, which began work on Thursday evening.
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In Hungary, the plans for a meeting between US President Trump and Russia's head of state Putin continue, despite the recent postponement announced. Russians also said that the preparations would continue, but no more talk about a timely date.


Russia says Putin-Trump summit is still under preparation
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that it was still preparing for a potential summit between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, though no date had been set and that Putin - like Trump - did not want to waste his time.
Hungary PM Orban says preparations for Trump-Putin summit still ongoing
Preparations for a meeting in Budapest between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are still ongoing, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday, a day after the summit was put on hold.
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The idea of a "peace summit" in the Hungarian capital would have been a revenge on the European Union for the Prime Minister, both pro-Trump and pro-Russian. Since the announcement of a postponement, his diplomacy has been active in saving the meeting.
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