FX.co ★ Trump and Putin Set for New Talk Next Week in Hungary

President Trump revealed plans on Thursday to convene with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, with the objective of negotiating an end to the conflict in Ukraine. This announcement follows what Trump described as a "very productive call" with Putin. According to Trump, both leaders concluded the call by agreeing to arrange a meeting of their High Level Advisors in the following week, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Trump stated, "President Putin and I will meet in the mutually agreed location of Budapest, Hungary, to evaluate possibilities for ending this unfortunate war between Russia and Ukraine." He expressed that "substantial progress" had been made and mentioned that he intends to update Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their scheduled White House meeting this Friday. They are anticipated to discuss U.S. support for long-range missiles. This announcement emerges amidst critiques of Trump’s prior summit with Putin in Alaska, which resulted in no significant advancements toward achieving peace.