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October 22, 2025

Trump-Putin Summit in Budapest Is Canceled
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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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