Trump and Putin Agree to High-Level Talks
President Donald Trump announced a meeting with Putin's advisors ahead of a summit in Budapest aimed at resolving the war between Russia and Ukraine.
On October 16, 2025, Trump stated that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to send high-level advisors to preliminary meetings next week, led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“At the conclusion of the call, we agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors, next week… Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can bring this ‘inglorious’ War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end,”
Trump described the telephone conversation as “very productive,” noting that the discussion also touched on recent developments in the Middle East.
Author's summary: Trump and Putin agreed to high-level talks to resolve the Ukraine war.