US EditionTrump Holds ‘Very Productive’ Call with Putin; Both Decide to Meet in Hungary. Why This Hurts Ukraine
The meeting aims to leverage recent Middle East ceasefire progress to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio preparing ahead of the summit.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump will meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, in a summit arranged after recent diplomatic contacts.
- A High Level Advisors meeting next week will prepare the summit, with Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, leading the United States' initial talks.
- Previously, the leaders met in Alaska in August and have kept direct contact, with Trump calling their phone call `productive` and the Middle East deal `great progress`, while Putin hailed it as `dreamed of for centuries`.
- The declaration arrived ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's White House visit and a Tomahawk decision, with Trump announcing his second meeting with Putin on Thursday, one day before Zelensky's visit.
- Regional developments, including recent peace progress, are being cited as leverage for talks over Ukraine, as Trump wrote success in the Middle East peace deal will aid negotiations to end the Russia‑Ukraine war.
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