Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.
Mikhail Metzel | Evelyn Hochstein through Reuters
President Donald Trump mentioned in a prolonged cellphone name with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that that they had agreed to fulfill in Budapest, Hungary, to debate methods to finish Russia’s battle in Ukraine.
Trump additionally mentioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio and different “senior aides” will meet with their Russian counterparts subsequent week to put the groundwork for a summit with Putin. President Trump didn’t say when he deliberate to fulfill with President Putin.
President Trump detailed his assembly with President Putin in a publish on Reality Social.
The decision got here a day earlier than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was scheduled to fulfill with President Trump on the White Home, as Kiev seeks extra U.S. assist in its battle towards Russia.
“President Zelenskiy and I’ll meet tomorrow within the Oval Workplace the place we are going to focus on our dialog with President Putin and extra,” Trump mentioned in a social media publish.
“I believe we made nice progress throughout immediately’s phone dialog.”
President Trump mentioned earlier this week that he was contemplating sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to extend stress on Russia to finish the battle.
