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Trump–Putin summit in Budapest back in Kremlin’s plans?
Plans for a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest have resurfaced, according to recent statements from both Moscow and Trump himself.
Russians think it is inevitable
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that such a summit would “undoubtedly be necessary at some point,” but only after detailed and thorough preparations. He added that Washington shared this view, though he declined to predict whether the meeting could still take place this year.
According to Telex‘s article, Donald Trump also addressed the matter, confirming that he would discuss the possible Budapest meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who, as he put it, “knows Vladimir Putin very well.”
The American president noted that further information about the potential meeting — including whether it will happen and when — would be shared later. Trump had previously cancelled a planned meeting with Putin on 23 October, saying he “did not feel the timing was right,” but stressed that it would “definitely” take place in the future.