President Donald Trump schedules call with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Ukraine seeks long-range Tomahawk missiles following recent Russian strikes on energy sites.

The president didn't announce a date for the meeting in Budapest, which he said will be preceded by talks between senior advisers.

The US president, who is due to host Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, says there will be fresh US-Russia talks with "high level advisors" next week.

Zelensky’s visit aimed to secure deeper military support, including weapons capable of striking targets over 1,000 miles away. Trump has suggested the missiles could serve as leverage to bring Putin to the table, but his reluctance mirrors earlier delays in sanctions and aid to Kyiv.

President Trump said he and Vladimir Putin agreed Thursday, Oct. 16 to meet in Budapest to work on an agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday that he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, though he did not specify when that meeting may take place.

President Donald Trump last week said he gave Russia an ultimatum to hold serious peace talks or Ukraine gets Tomahawk missiles.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a "very productive" phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday and announced there are two more meetings planned to try to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Donald Trump arrived in Alaska expecting to strike a deal with Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Instead, the Russian president rejected his proposal outright — and launched into a lengthy historical lecture.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has celebrated his country’s role as the host for upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin

A Russian investment envoy proposed that Elon Musk and The Boring Company build a "Putin-Trump" tunnel connecting Alaska and Russia through the Bering Strait. The suggestion came amid talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump about possible resolutions to Russia's war in Ukraine.