President Donald Trump has suffered yet another setback in his quest to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine after a meeting between key aides fell apart, reports claim.

The president has been vying for bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, stating on October 16 that he hoped they would take place within “two weeks.”

After speaking with Putin on the phone Trump said it had been “agreed that there will be a meeting of our high level advisors, next week,” as a prelude.

“The United States’ initial meetings will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, together with various other people, to be designated,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, would also be in attendance.

The pair is understood

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