President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet in Budapest on an unspecified date following a meeting between their top advisers next week.
Trump took to Truth Social shortly after 1:00 p.m. ET to share details of “a very productive” and lengthy phone call he had with Putin as his effort to end the Russia-Ukraine war continues on the heels of striking a generational peace deal in the Middle East.
“At the conclusion of the call, we agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors, next week. The United States’ initial meetings will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, together with various other people, to be designated. A meeting location is to be determined, ” Trump wrote
“President Putin and I will then mee