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Trump-Putin Summit in Budapest Is Canceled

HeadlineOct 22, 2025

Russian airstrikes killed seven people, including two children, in Ukraine today. It comes as President Trump announced that his upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest has been canceled, telling reporters that he did not want a “wasted meeting.” Both Trump and European leaders are calling on Russia to accept a ceasefire along the current frontlines. So far, the Kremlin has rejected those calls. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says it isn’t surprising that Russia has refused to negotiate.

President Volodymyr Zelensky: “Instead, Russia is once again doing anything to avoid diplomacy. And as soon as the question of long-range weapons for us, for Ukraine, moved away, Russia almost automatically became less interested in diplomacy.”

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