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The summit would have occurred roughly three months after Trump’s last meeting with Putin, during which he failed to extract a ceasefire. The decision to cancel the gathering underscores ongoing questions about the state of negotiations over ending the war and the intractable nature of Russia’s demands.
President Trump said last week that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet in Budapest, Hungary, though he did not say when.
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Trump-Putin summit planned for Budapest is on hold after Rubio spoke with Lavrov, US official says
Plans are on hold for President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine.
After he was briefed on what the senior official described as a “productive” call between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday, Trump essentially pressed pause — believing both sides in the Russia-Ukraine conflict were not ready to seriously talk peace, the official said.
Moscow has accused Poland of threatening to allow "terrorist acts" against Russian President Vladimir Putin's plane.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has more than 5,000 troops starving to death on an island in the Dnipro River. His troops are unable to access supply and have little to no cover from drone attacks