Trump Says Putin War Summit Will Happen in ‘Two Weeks or So’

Trump Says He'll Meet With Putin Within 'Two Weeks or So'

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By Skylar Woodhouse and Natalia Drozdiak

October 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM UTC

Updated on

October 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM UTC

US President Donald Trump said he would hold a second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin “within two weeks or so” aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

Trump and Putin agreed to meet in Budapest during a two-hour phone call on Thursday. Later, Trump expressed optimism that the summit could result in a ceasefire breakthrough even though an August meeting in Alaska failed to yield one.