Overview
- U.S. officials said there are no plans for a Trump–Putin meeting in the immediate future after Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
- President Trump confirmed he shelved the Budapest meeting, saying he did not want a “wasted meeting.”
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said any leaders’ talks require serious preparation, while Russian officials signaled opposition to an immediate halt in fighting.
- European leaders backed an immediate stop in fighting as a starting point for talks but rejected any deal requiring Ukraine to surrender occupied territory.
- Hungary had begun preliminary organizing for a Budapest summit, but planning has been complicated by the pause and unresolved gaps over ceasefire and territorial terms.