The Kremlin reported today that the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putinof the US-Russian presidents respectively, could take place within two weeks or later in Budapest. “It is still unclear what route Putin will take to reach the summit”noted the Kremlin.

The negotiating teams must be decided soon, the Kremlin also said, adding that “there is a perception that nothing should be off the table.” “There are many issues that need to be resolved first by Lavrov and Rubio before the summit. The two Foreign Ministers will agree on the meeting place.”

The Kremlin also reported that “Putin told Trump that Russia remains open to a possible resolution of the Ukrainian issue. The Russian president clearly clarified Russia’s position on the possible delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine”. “The content of (yesterday’s) telephone conversation between Putin and Trump must remain out of the media”the Kremlin emphasized at the same time.

It is recalled that on Thursday, US President Donald Trump, after a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that they agreed to meet soon in Budapest. Trump also noted that the US cannot deplete its own stockpile of Tomahawk cruise missiles by supplying them to Ukraine. He confirmed that the issue of Tomahawk deliveries to Kyiv had been discussed with his Russian counterpart.

On Friday, Trump plans to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. Earlier, the US president said that on October 17, Zelensky will ask him to supply Tomahawks to Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky hopes his meeting with President Trump at the White House on Friday will lead to clear decisions from the US on what weapons systems it is willing to provide, the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, told Axios.

“I think we need decisions that will help change Putin’s attitude that he is in a strong position. He must understand that with President Trump it is impossible to play games.” said Germak characteristically.

Contact Putin – Orban

Meanwhile, Putin held a phone conversation Friday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to discuss the upcoming summit with the US president, according to the Kremlin.

The Kremlin said Putin briefed Orban on his conversation with Trump, while Orban said Hungary was ready to create the necessary conditions to host the summit.

It is noted that Hungary is a member state of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. However, there is an official decision to leave. In particular, on 3 April 2025, the Hungarian government announced that it would begin the withdrawal process, citing that the court had turned into a “political” body.

“There is no travel ban on Putin”

President Putin can travel freely to Hungary for the meeting with Donald Trump, a representative of the European Commission said on Friday. The Russian president and his American counterpart will meet in Budapest, on an as yet unspecified date.

“We support President Trump in his peace efforts,” the European official pointed out. As he pointed out, due to the sanctions, Vladimir Putin’s funds have been frozen, but there is no travel ban.

In March 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine.

Moscow threatens the US: “Deliveries of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine are hostile action”

“Moscow will consider deliveries of Tomahawk missiles to the Kiev regime as a hostile action that would significantly increase the risks to global security” Sergey Naryskin warned on Friday, director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

“If that happens, Russia will consider this move as hostile. And such a step, if implemented, will certainly significantly increase security risks – not only in Europe, but also in global security”he told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the Council of Chief Security and Special Services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

“This issue, at least in part, was discussed yesterday (Thursday) during a telephone conversation between the presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States of America”added the head of the SVR according to the TASS agency.

Zelensky, who arrived in Washington on Thursday afternoon, has been very optimistic in recent days about his planned meeting with Trump and the president’s willingness to supply long-range Tomahawk missiles.

But shortly after landing at Andrews Air Force Base, the Ukrainian president and his team were surprised to see Trump announce that he had spoken to Vladimir Putin and agreed to meet him in Hungary – the least Ukraine-friendly country in the European Union.