Another meeting between Putin and Trump on the horizon
US president Donald Trump is set to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Budapest, Hungary, to see whether we can bring an end to this "inglorious" war between Russia and Ukraine.
Trump announced the meeting on his social media platform, Truth Social, following what he described as a “very productive” phone conversation. The exact date of the meeting has not yet been confirmed.
Ahead of the summit, a high-level preparatory meeting is expected to take place next week, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio set to attend.
I have just concluded my telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, and it was a very productive one. President Putin congratulated me and the United States on the Great Accomplishment of Peace in the Middle East, something that, he said, has been dreamed of for centuries. I actually believe that the Success in the Middle East will help in our negotiation in attaining an end to the War with Russia/Ukraine. President Putin thanked the First Lady, Melania, for her involvement with children. He was very appreciative, and said that this will continue. We also spent a great deal of time talking about Trade between Russia and the United States when the War with Ukraine is over. At the conclusion of the call, we agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors, next week. The United States’ initial meetings will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, together with various other people, to be designated. A meeting location is to be determined. President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can bring this “inglorious” War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end. President Zelenskyy and I will be meeting tomorrow, in the Oval Office, where we will discuss my conversation with President Putin, and much more. I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation.
Trump added that the two presidents had also discussed trade relations between the United States and Russia once the war in Ukraine is over, claiming that a lot of progress had been made during their call.
Trump and Putin last met on 15 August in Anchorage, Alaska. After that meeting, the US president appeared to adopt a more conciliatory stance towards Russia, though in recent weeks he has become more critical of Putin, even threatening to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk long-range missiles.
The phone call with Putin took place just one day before Trump’s scheduled meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
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