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Orban could host Trump-Putin summit
Hungarian PM may convene meeting next week to settle war in Ukraine
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Viktor Orban, prime minister of Hungary, left, is considered Vladimir Putin’s closest European ally Credit: Mikhail Svetlov
Joe BarnesBrussels Correspondent
08 August 2025 4:41pm BST
Hungary could play host to a meeting between
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to
settle the war in Ukraine.
The leaders could come face to face as early as next week, with Washington and Moscow yet to reach a decision on a destination.
Switzerland, Italy, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have also been touted as possible destinations for the meeting, according to Fox News.
Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarus dictator, has also offered to host future talks, including a three-way gathering between Mr Trump, Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president.
According to
Time Magazine, the Belarusian president, who is a long-time Putin ally, has maintained contact with the Trump administration since the start of the year, creating a backchannel to the Kremlin via Minsk.
During these discussions, Mr Lukashenko reportedly “coached” US officials on how to keep talks with Russian leadership on track, paving the way for peace negotiations between the three leaders.
Officials organising the summits, which it is hoped could bring an end to Russia’s three-year invasion of Ukraine, face a diplomatic juggling act to make them a reality.
Putin is significantly curtailed in his international travel possibilities by an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant over his alleged involvement in the abduction of children from Ukraine.
The court has 125 member states, which would be expected to detain the Russian president if he touched down in their countries.
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Richard Kember
If Trump can pull it off he deserves the Peace Prize!
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