"The top diplomats of Russia and Hungary held talks to prepare for the event," Maria Zakharova said

Dmitry Peskov said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will work out the details at first

On Thursday, after holding a phone conversation with Russian president Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump said they had agreed to meet soon in Budapest

The conversation took place at the initiative of the Hungarian side, the ministry clarified

At the initiative of the Hungarian side, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with the Hungarian prime minister

"The top diplomats of Russia and Hungary held talks to prepare for the event," Maria Zakharova said

Russia reports a "constructive" call between Lavrov and Rubio ahead of the upcoming Putin-Trump summit in Budapest.

"Serious days are coming," Peter Szijjarto wrote on social media

US President Donald Trump announced following his October 16 phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin that they had agreed to meet in Budapest in the near future

MOSCOW: Moscow on Tuesday doused hopes of a swift meeting of the Russian and US foreign ministers to prepare for a speedy summit between their leaders over the Ukraine war.…

"The pause that has developed requires involvement at the highest level," Dmitry Peskov noted

The Kremlin stressed on Wednesday that the dates for the face-to-face talks, due to take place in Hungary, "weren't set" and that this would still happen.

According to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, preparations for the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are ongoing