U.S. Cancels Planned Trump–Putin Summit Over Russia’s Ukraine Demands

The United States has cancelled a planned Budapest summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following Russia’s firm stance on hardline demands regarding Ukraine.

The decision came after a tense call between the two countries’ top diplomats, citing people familiar with the matter.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said this month that while Ukraine is ready for peace talks, it will not withdraw its troops from additional territory first as Moscow demanded.