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Russians and Ukrainians expect no major breakthrough at planned Trump-Putin summit
The summit excludes Ukraine and faces skepticism as Trump and Putin aim for a peace deal; Hungary hosts talks with support from Prime Minister Orban, a key EU ally.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump said he expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest within two weeks in a fresh bid to reach a peace deal.
- After talks on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a call with European leaders and showed President Donald Trump maps of potential strike targets in Russia.
- Hungary's foreign minister said the country will ensure Russian President Vladimir Putin can enter and hold talks despite an ICC arrest warrant, while Ukraine has not been invited and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban celebrated Budapest's role as host.
- President Donald Trump admitted Friday that Vladimir Putin may be buying time but insisted he believed Putin `wants to end the war`, contrasting Kyiv's view.
- Zelensky also met US defence officials to discuss production, saying `We discussed Raytheon's production capacity, potential avenues for our cooperation to strengthen Ukraine's air defence and long-range capabilities, and the prospects for Ukrainian-American joint production`.
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COMMENT. Volodymyr Zelenskyj came to Washington with hopes of new American weapons, instead he learned that Donald Trump believes the war can be ended anyway. And that Trump and Putin will meet in Budapest.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Putin may be trying to buy time - TrumpDonald Trump suggested that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may be stalling for time by proposing another face-to-face summit with the US leader. Trump spoke with Putin and announced a meeting between the US and Russian teams, as well as his meeting with Putin in Hungary.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center18Last UpdatedBias Distribution72% Center
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