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Trump-Putin summit axed after Kremlin memo on ending Ukraine war: Report

Iran Press TV

Friday, 31 October 2025 10:14 AM

The United States has canceled a planned summit in Budapest between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin after Moscow issued a memo reiterating its conditions for ending the war in Ukraine, according to reports.

Several days after the summit was first announced, the Russian Foreign Ministry reportedly sent a document to Washington detailing what it called the "root causes" of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The memo, cited by The Financial Times, restated the Kremlin's long-standing demands — including Ukrainian territorial concessions, limits on Kiev's armed forces, and guarantees that Ukraine would not join NATO.

The meeting was officially called off following a phone conversation between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. During the exchange, Washington concluded that Moscow "was showing no willingness to negotiate."

Earlier this month, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto had said preparations for the Budapest summit were in "full swing."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this month that he will not reduce or withdraw his troops as demanded by Russia — a stance supported by the US.

US President Donald Trump initially portrayed a friendly attitude toward Russia by expressing close friendship with Vladimir Putin.

In August, the two leaders met in person in Alaska for the first time since 2019. However, the meeting failed to produce any practical results or a decisive breakthrough in the Ukraine war.

It didn't take long before Donald Trump drastically changed his approach toward Russia.

"I'm going to have to know that we're going to make a deal. I'm not going to be wasting my time," the US President told reporters last week.

He also announced sanctions against Russia. They target Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia's two largest oil companies — a move analysts say signals a tougher US posture toward Moscow.