The US and Russian presidents held a lengthy phone call on Thursday<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump has announced plans for a summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Budapest, Hungary.
\nThe meeting will take place at a date to be determined after \u201chigh-level advisers\u201d from the two countries meet next week, he said in a Truth Social post on Thursday.
\nWashington\u2019s delegation at the initial meeting will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he said, adding that the location is yet to be determined.
\nTrump expressed hope that by meeting with Putin, the two leaders will be able to bring the Ukraine conflict to a close.
\nThe call \u201cwas a very productive one,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cI believe great progress was made with today\u2019s telephone conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The last summit between the two presidents took place in Anchorage, Alaska in August. Both called the meeting productive, though no breakthrough was reached.<\/p>\n
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday praised the Trump administration\u2019s diplomatic outreach, saying it is the only Western government that has made an effort to understand the fundamental causes of the Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n
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Moscow is still awaiting Washington\u2019s response to the roadmap presented at the Alaska summit, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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