President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss ending the war in Ukraine following a two-hour phone call.

The chat, held on Thursday local time, comes one day before President Trump is due to convene with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

President Trump said he and Putin would soon meet in Budapest after a more than two-hour phone call which the US leader described as "very productive", however, no date was provided.

The Kremlin confirmed plans for such a meeting.

The surprise development comes as President Zelensky is due to head to the White House on Friday to push for more military support, including potential long-range offensive missiles.

During the call, Putin told President Trump that supplying such missiles to Ukrain

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