MOSCOW, October 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump agreed to hold another summit in Hungary during a phone call, while Europe prepares for a continued conflict in Ukraine. Meanwhile, India appears reluctant to halt its oil purchases from Russia. These stories topped Friday's newspaper headlines in Russia.
On Thursday evening, Moscow time, Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Donald Trump of the United States spoke by phone at Moscow’s initiative. According to Trump’s Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, the call lasted around two hours, while Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov mentioned a longer talk of almost two and a half hours. The main result, as stated by the US leader on his Truth Social media network, was an agreement to hold another meeting with Putin in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, though no specific date was set. The agreement came ahead of Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to Washington for discussions with Trump on October 17. The US leader said he would update his Ukrainian counterpart on his conversation with Putin.
Putin and Trump last held a phone call on August 18, three days after their first bilateral summit in Alaska. That exchange was followed by Trump’s talks in Washington with Zelensky and other high-ranking guests.
