On Friday, August 15, 2025, US President Donald Trump, right, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, US [Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo]
President Donald Trump of the United States has stated that he and President Vladimir Putin of Russia have agreed to meet again for talks on the war in Ukraine.
Trump disclosed on social media on Thursday that he would meet Putin in Budapest, Hungary, after engaging in a lengthy and productive telephone conversation with the Russian leader.
The meeting is likely to occur within two weeks, according to Trump’s statement at a news conference.
The call was made a day before Trump is scheduled to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington, DC, where the Ukrainian leader is expected to renew his appeal to Trump to sell Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, which would enable it to launch deeper strikes in Russian territory amid the ongoing conflict between the two countries.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that he would brief Zelenskyy on the Russia talks in the Oval Office on Friday.
“I am confident that substantial progress was made during today’s telephone conversation,” he added.
Trump also announced that senior US and Russian officials would meet next week to prepare for another meeting between him and Putin.
The call marks the first known conversation between the two leaders since they met for a summit in Alaska in August.
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