Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Mikhail Metzel | Evelyn Hockstein | Through Reuters
President Donald Trump stated that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed throughout a prolonged cellphone name on Thursday to satisfy in Budapest, Hungary, to debate finish Russia’s conflict in Ukraine.
Trump additionally stated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and different ‘Excessive Degree Advisors’ will meet subsequent week with their Russian counterparts to put the groundwork for his summit with Putin. Trump didn’t say when he expects to satisfy with Putin.
Trump detailed his name with Putin in a Reality Social put up.
The decision got here a day earlier than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to satisfy with Trump on the White Home, as Kyiv seeks extra U.S. assist in its conflict towards Russia.
“President Zelenskyy and I can be assembly tomorrow, within the Oval Workplace, the place we are going to focus on my dialog with President Putin, and rather more,” Trump wrote within the social media put up.
“I consider nice progress was made with right this moment’s phone dialog.”
Trump earlier this week stated that he’s contemplating sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to ratchet up stress on Russia to finish the conflict.