The summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary has been postponed. An American official said on Tuesday (21 October 2025) that there are no plans for a meeting between President Trump and Putin. The announcement came a day after talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

A lot of preparation is still needed: Kremlin

According to the report of news agency Associated Press, Trump and Putin were to meet in Budapest to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that there should be no rush for a meeting between the two leaders as a lot of preparation is still needed.

US President Donald Trump reversed his stance in September and said that Ukraine would have to give up its territory. However, he also suggested that Ukraine could win back the land lost to Russia. However, after a phone conversation with Putin last week and a subsequent meeting with Zelensky on Friday (October 17, 2025), Trump once again changed his stance and called on both countries to immediately stop the war.

‘Moscow is adopting extremist stance regarding demands’

There was a phone conversation between Trump and Putin on October 16, 2025. After this both the leaders agreed to meet in Budapest. The last meeting of Trump and Putin took place in Alaska in August 2025. According to CNN report, the proposed preparatory session between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been postponed for the time being, because the US is worried that Moscow is adopting an extremist stance in its demands.

Russia’s stance has not changed: Lavrov

Lavrov rejected CNN’s statement and said that Russia’s stance has not changed since the Alaska summit in August. Lavrov told that he had said the same things in a phone conversation with Marco Rubio on Monday (20 October 2025). The White House described that conversation as positive, but said that the two foreign ministers would not meet face to face this week. Russia insists that any lasting settlement must deal with the root causes of the war.

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Relations between America and Ukraine have once again become strained. A report by the Financial Times (FT) has claimed that during a meeting held at the White House, US President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia’s terms.

It has been said in the report that this conversation became so heated that the atmosphere escalated from debate to shouting. Trump rejected Zelensky’s military maps during the meeting and said that Ukraine should hand over the Donbass region to Russia.

‘If Putin wants, he will destroy you’, Trump warns

Trump told Zelensky that Vladimir Putin is very powerful and if he wants, he will destroy you. Describing the Ukraine war as a special operation, he said that it is not a real war. It has also been reported that Trump threw away maps of the Ukrainian army and said, “I am fed up with these red lines.”

Russia’s new ceasefire proposal

Actually Putin has given Trump a new ceasefire proposal for Ukraine. This proposal states that Ukraine will have to give the Donbass region to Russia, while parts of Kherson and Zaporizhia will remain with Ukraine. Ukraine completely rejected this and clearly said that the sovereignty and borders of the country cannot be changed at any cost.

Zelensky’s displeasure and Trump’s pressure

In the meeting, when Ukrainian representatives tried to show the war situation and their counter-strategy, Trump rejected all the arguments. Zelensky firmly said that Ukraine will fight for its independence till the last breath. In response, Trump talked about limiting military aid and decided to stop the supply of Tomahawk missiles.

Internal disagreement in the White House

According to a Reuters report, this meeting also highlights the growing disagreements within the Trump administration. Vice President JD Vance also accused Zelensky of being ungrateful and said Ukraine should show more gratitude for American cooperation. European officials told the FT that Trump repeated Putin’s language throughout the meeting and repeatedly asked the Ukrainian side to remain calm.

Europe’s concerns and changing equations

The Financial Times also wrote that there is growing concern among European leaders that Trump’s stance could change America’s Ukraine policy. If America leans in favor of Russia, it will not only affect the morale of Ukraine, but may also weaken the strategic unity of the European Union.

Zelensky’s answer- ‘Democracy will remain united’

Zelensky issued a press statement on Sunday (19 October 2025) saying that peace is possible only when all democratic countries stand together. He appealed to America and G7 countries to take decisive steps. On this, Trump said in an interview with Fox News that Putin has achieved something, he has won some areas. I am confident that now we will restore peace.”

Trump and Putin will meet in Hungary

According to the report, Trump and Putin have agreed to hold a new meeting in Budapest in the next two weeks. Earlier, the meeting held in Alaska in August ended without any result as Putin rejected Trump’s proposal for an immediate ceasefire.

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