Trump says he will meet Putin in bid to resolve Ukraine war
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US President Donald Trump has said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, though no date has been set. The announcement followed a phone call between the two leaders, as Trump prepares to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. Zelenskyy has urged Washington to approve the sale of Tomahawk missiles, arguing that long-range strikes could pressure Moscow to take peace negotiations more seriously.
Trump indicated he intends to use the potential missile deal as leverage to push Putin toward talks, suggesting that the threat of advanced US weaponry in Ukraine could compel Russia to reconsider its strategy. Having secured a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Trump is now shifting his diplomatic focus to Ukraine, seeking to revive negotiations and end the nearly four-year-old war.
The effort forms part of his broader campaign pledge to resolve global conflicts that he claims were mishandled by his predecessor, Joe Biden. Although Trump has so far struggled to convince Putin to engage directly with Kyiv, he appears newly confident—buoyed by the Gaza truce—that his approach could yield progress in bringing the war in Ukraine to an end.
