Hungary To Host Upcoming Putin-Zelensky Summit?

A senior Trump administration official said the meeting could take place in Hungary, within the next two weeks.

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A senior Trump administration official said the meeting could take place in Hungary, within the next two weeks.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky said they hoped Monday’s gathering would eventually lead to three-way talks with Vladimir Putin.

In a post late on Monday, Trump confirmed he had spoken with Putin and started arranging a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, to be followed by a trilateral summit.

While the Kremlin has not publicly confirmed it, a senior Trump administration official said the meeting could take place in Hungary, within the next two weeks.

This would be the first direct encounter between the leaders of the warring countries in years: the last direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine were held in Turkey in June 2022.

Rebeka Kis is a fifth-year law student at the University of Pécs. Her main interests are politics and history, with experience in the EU’s day-to-day activities gained as an intern with the Foundation for a Civic Hungary at the European Parliament.