Trump announced the Budapest summit on Oct. 16, following a call with Putin that Trump described as “very productive.” Putin reportedly demanded that, in return for peace, Ukraine surrender its control over Donetsk, a territory that Russia has been trying and failing to conquer since the start of its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Expectations among analysts and European diplomats are low ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest—assuming the meeting even happens.
Expectations among analysts and European d
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