Moscow has rejected claims that a planned meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Budapest was cancelled because Russia was “not ready" for talks on Ukraine. Instead, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blamed internal disagreements within Washington for the collapse of preparations, insisting the US failed to follow up on its own proposals after the Anchorage summit.

In an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera , Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s willingness to hold another US–Russia summit in Budapest. With Hungary being one of the few European Union states that maintains open dialogue with Moscow, Budapest is increasingly viewed as a potential neutral ground for renewed discussions between Washington and Moscow on the Russia-Ukraine war.

He said, “We are sti

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