Polish PM Tusk furious as Budapest considered for Putin–Zelensky–Trump peace talks

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has condemned the prospect of peace talks in Budapest involving Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, calling it a “bad idea”. He noted that Ukraine’s borders had already been guaranteed in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum — an agreement later shattered by Russia’s military aggression in 2014.

Tusk furious as Budapest considered for Putin-Zelensky-Trump peace talks

“Budapest? Not everyone may remember this, but in 1994 Ukraine already got assurances of territorial integrity from the US, Russia and the UK. In Budapest. Maybe I’m superstitious, but this time I would try to find another place“, Tusk wrote in a post shared on the social media platform X.

Earlier today, reports emerged that the White House is pushing for Budapest as the venue for the next round of peace talks between Trump, Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky. Sources close to the Trump administration confirmed that the Hungarian capital is a leading contender among several potential locations.

Tusk calls for continued support for Kyiv

On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stressed that international leaders remain committed to supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired a virtual meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” to brief allies on Monday’s discussions in Washington regarding Ukraine.