WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss ending the war in Ukraine after a productive conversation on Thursday.
"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." - President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/zPoiv9qcyo
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 16, 2025
No date for the meeting was provided, but Trump said in a social media post he believed “great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation.”
Trump was due to meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday at the White House.











