Overview

• Trump reported that he and Vladimir Putin discussed meeting in Budapest to explore ways to end the war in Ukraine.
• Senior advisers from both sides are expected to meet next week, with the U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to Trump.
• White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt said Trump views a Zelensky–Putin meeting as possible and desirable and will discuss it with Zelensky on Friday.
• These plans have been announced by Trump and the White House, and key details and confirmations from Russian and Ukrainian authorities have not been reported.
• Trump said Putin congratulated the United States on a Middle East peace achievement, and he added that they discussed postwar trade and that Putin thanked First Lady Melania Trump for her work with children.