Overview

• After a lengthy call both leaders described as productive, Trump announced an in-principle summit with Putin in Budapest to discuss ending the conflict.
• High-level advisers will convene next week to prepare the talks, with the U.S. delegation initially led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, though timing and venue remain undefined.
• Trump said no dates have been set for either the advisers’ meeting or the leaders’ summit, and the White House promised further details once available.
• Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet Trump at the White House on Friday to press for long-range weapons, air-defense systems, and emergency energy assistance.
• Russia cautioned that supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine would mark a new level of escalation and harm prospects for U.S.–Russia normalization, as Hungary signaled readiness to host the summit.