President Trump stated that he will meet with Vladimir Putin in Budapest in about two weeks, highlighting the progress in recent discussions.

Donald Trump, the American president, announced that he is expecting a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the next two weeks, in Budapest. This statement was made in front of reporters at the White House, where Trump mentioned that recent phone discussions with Putin have led to "great progress." Budapest was chosen as the location for the summit, having historical significance, as the Budapest Memorandum was signed here in 1994, in which Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange for assurances of respect for its territorial integrity from Russia. This meeting is seen as an opportunity to discuss the conflict in Ukraine.