Vladimir Putin, Trump and Ukraine
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President Trump said he and Vladimir Putin agreed Thursday, Oct. 16 to meet in Budapest to work on an agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
President Donald Trump’s announcement that Budapest could host a summit to end the war in Ukraine with Vladimir Putin has been celebrated by Viktor Orbán.
President Trump has announced plans for another summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Richard Haass joins The Weekend to discuss the details of the meeting, the White House’s response to a reporter on the location and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House.
Ukraine's leader will meet Trump in Washington a day after the US president agreed to face-to-face talks with his Russian counterpart.
Hungary will ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin can enter the country for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump planned in Budapest and return home afterwards, Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday.
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev floated the tunnel idea late on Thursday after Putin spoke to Trump by phone and agreed to meet in Budapest.
When Donald Trump announced he would meet Vladimir Putin in Budapest for another summit on Ukraine, Viktor Orbán hailed Hungary as “the only place in Europe” where such a meeting could take place.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived at the White House on Friday to plead to Donald Trump for Tomahawk missiles, but the surprise announcement that the U.S. president will meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest could dim the Ukrainian leader's chances of securing the long-range weapons.