US President Donald Trump introduced on Thursday that he’ll meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, after what he described as a “very productive” telephone dialog between the 2 leaders.
The deliberate talks will precede Trump’s upcoming assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the White Home, the place discussions will middle on arms and efforts to resolve the continued battle.
In a publish on Reality Social, Trump said, “President Putin and I’ll…meet in an agreed-upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we will convey this ‘inglorious’ Warfare, between Russia and Ukraine, to an finish.”
He added that the decision touched on a variety of matters, together with commerce, noting, “We spent a substantial amount of time speaking about Commerce between Russia and the US.” Trump additionally revealed {that a} high-level assembly involving American and Russian advisors is scheduled for subsequent week.
Referring to diplomatic progress, Trump mentioned that latest “success within the Center East” may assist drive ahead negotiations geared toward ending the warfare in Ukraine. He described Thursday’s developments as “nice progress” in Ukraine-related dialogue.
He additionally highlighted his forthcoming assembly with Zelenskyy, stating it will embrace a dialogue of the outcomes from his name with Putin.
Trump and Putin final met in Alaska in August, a part of an ongoing collection of high-level engagements. Earlier on Thursday, earlier than the decision concluded, Trump posted on Reality Social, “I’m talking to President Putin now. The dialog is ongoing, a prolonged one, and I’ll report the contents, as will President Putin, at its conclusion. Thanks to your consideration to this matter!”
The upcoming conferences in Budapest and Washington mark the most recent steps in Trump’s push to foster dialogue and search an finish to the Russia-Ukraine battle.
(With inputs from ANI)