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Trump and Putin: summit in Budapest for peace in Ukraine!
US President Trump announces a summit with Putin in Budapest to discuss the Ukraine conflict and promote peace.
Trump and Putin: summit in Budapest for peace in Ukraine!
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have announced an imminent summit in Budapest. This decision followed a strangely productive phone call on October 16, 2025, in which Trump expressed his desire to end the war in Ukraine. It is expected that the meeting could bring decisive progress in diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict before new arms deliveries are decided, as Krone.at reports.
Trump announced the talks on his Truth Social platform and emphasized that a central issue is ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In this context, Putin congratulated Trump on a “great success for peace in the Middle East” and expressed confidence that this could also benefit the negotiations over the Ukraine war. Senior advisers from both sides are scheduled to meet next week to hold initial talks, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio leading the US delegation.
Weapons deliveries and security issues
A critical point in the upcoming negotiations is the possible delivery of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. While Trump signaled that he has made “some kind of decision” on these weapon systems, the Kremlin expressed concerns about possible consequences and hinted at nuclear weapon potential. These cruise missiles have a range of up to 2,500 kilometers and could be equipped with nuclear warheads, which could inflame tensions again, according to RFE/RL.
Trump also plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on October 17 to discuss his meeting with Putin. In this context, Zelensky is hoping for the release of the Tomahawk cruise missiles, but this is met with considerable resistance from Moscow. These dynamic developments fit into the larger context of the Ukraine conflict, which has encompassed both military and political developments for years.
Negotiations and peace plans
The previous face-to-face exchange between Trump and Putin last took place in August in Alaska, but without significant progress. The Ukraine negotiations are a complex issue that addresses both military security and political integrity issues. Last year, Zelensky presented a ten-point peace plan that, among other things, called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops and the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity to create a lasting peace [bpb.de].
The upcoming summit in Budapest could now usher in a new phase of diplomacy that could both stabilize conditions in the region and lead to a solution to the conflict-ridden war in Ukraine. However, the international community remains skeptical as the path to real peace continues to be riddled with obstacles and divergent demands.