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Hungary's Venue Choice for Putin-Trump Talks No Accident, Will Not Please EU - Vucic

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.10.2025
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BELGRADE (Sputnik) - Hungary's choice as a venue for the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump is no accident and will not please everyone in the EU, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday.
"I am especially happy that our Hungarian friends have been chosen as the host. I am not sure that this will cause great joy in other European centers, as it did in Belgrade. But I am sure that this place was not chosen by chance," Vucic told reporters.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had one of their longest telephone calls since early 2025. Following the conversation, Trump announced his plans to meet with Putin in Budapest and said Rubio was arranging his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Trump was the first to suggest Budapest as a potential location for a Russia-US summit and Putin supported the idea.
On August 15, talks were held in Alaska between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The leaders met at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage. The presidents discussed ways to resolve the Ukrainian conflict. Both leaders described the meeting positively. Following the summit, the Russian president stated that it was possible to reach an end to the conflict in Ukraine and stressed that Russia was interested in a long-term settlement.
US President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.10.2025
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