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Plans for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been shelved, according to a White House official. The meeting was initially intended to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, but key differences in their positions have led to the cancellation. Although a preliminary call between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was deemed "productive," it concluded without the necessity of further talks.

 

The backdrop to these events includes Trump's phone discussion with Putin, following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Reports indicate a heated exchange between Trump and Zelensky, focusing on Ukraine potentially ceding territory in Donetsk and Luhansk to Russia. However, Zelensky firmly opposed this, arguing that relinquishing control could lead to further aggression by Russia.

 

In a shift, Trump has now supported a ceasefire proposal, advocating to freeze the conflict along the current front lines, a stance backed by Ukraine and European leaders. Despite this move, Russia has dismissed the proposal as temporary, demanding complete withdrawal of Ukrainian troops. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasised the need for addressing the "root causes" of the conflict, demanding recognition of Russian sovereignty over contested regions and the demilitarisation of Ukraine.

 

Recent statements from European leaders have reinforced the call for peace talks to commence with freezing the current front line, accusing Russia of lacking seriousness about peace. The cancellation of the Budapest meeting appears to be an effort by the US to prevent another unproductive summit, similar to the one held in Alaska last August. Reports suggest that excessive demands from Russia led to the decision.

 

Speculation regarding the US intention to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine followed Trump's sudden call with Putin and the subsequent stall in discussions. Zelensky noted that discussions about potential missile provision have spurred diplomatic engagement, although official confirmation of any arrangement remains unannounced.

 

Key Takeaways

 

• Trump-Putin meeting plans evaporate amid unresolved tensions over Ukraine.
• US and Russia hold differing views on peace terms, hindering negotiations.
• European leaders support freezing conflict lines, but Russia remains resistant.

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Taco Trump got played again just before his meeting with Zelinskyy which Putin pushed into making another shambolic shouting scene. At least this time off camera.

Putin doesn't want peace. He wants surrender.

Trump doesn't care about peace. He cares about media glory and peace prizes.

What a total cluster shuck.

 

 

To add, a meeting shouldn't be held in Hungary anyway.

If Putin flies over Poland, Poland should force his plane down and send that genocidal war criminal to the Hague. 

 

Why was the meeting cancelled? Ms. Leavitt says: Ask your mom.

 

https://www.newsweek.com/karoline-leavitt-your-mom-huffington-post-press-secretary-10908894

11 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

Why was the meeting cancelled? Ms. Leavitt says: Ask your mom.

 

https://www.newsweek.com/karoline-leavitt-your-mom-huffington-post-press-secretary-10908894

A tad bit more mature than the Trump posted meme of him sporting a King's crown dropping liquid brown waste bombs on American citizens who don't want to live in a one-man rule dictatorship. The enemy within? Perhaps within his bowels.

 

This is supposed to be OK? A white house that is basically a TROLL house?

Perhaps putin thinks trump wants to much of the spoils or trump is being punished for not being a better asset so no cheap photo op.

46 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Trump doesn't care about peace. He cares about media glory and peace prizes.

This is delusional and up to your usual syndrome standard. The meeting was cancelled because it wasn't going to achieve anything. Putin doesn't want to stop until he has the oblasts he wants. I'm sure if Ukraine had the upperhand on the battlefield it would be different but as you know or should know this isn't the case as it's Russia that has the upperhand on the battlefield and continues to increase captured territory.

2 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

This is delusional and up to your usual syndrome standard. The meeting was cancelled because it wasn't going to achieve anything. Putin doesn't want to stop until he has the oblasts he wants. I'm sure if Ukraine had the upperhand on the battlefield it would be different but as you know or should know this isn't the case as it's Russia that has the upperhand on the battlefield and continues to increase captured territory.

B.S.

Putin wants Ukraine to gift lands he hasn't occupied and in exchange he offers to gift lands to Ukraine that he hasn't occupied either.

The art of the steal. 

55 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

A tad bit more mature than the Trump posted meme of him sporting a King's crown dropping liquid brown waste bombs on American citizens

Well he had to get all that stuff out the White House somehow

made by ...

Looks like the poll numbers were not good for the Putin summit, so the boss pulls back.

"He is a man who pulls no punches" cannot be said of him.

 

The protocol mistake was mainly in choosing Budapest that is still a member country of the European Union, 

 

A totally neutral nation would have been a better choice, like Geneva, Switzerland, where previously Biden and Poutine had a summit not so long ago if I'm not mistaken ??

Just another taco perhaps trump should change his fast food choice to Taco Bell 🛎️ 

Wow, shocker, Trump getting played by Putin for the umpteenth time. Color me not surprised….

The long-running conspiracy theories about Trump’s close ties to Putin and Russian oligarchs are starting to sound increasingly credible. It really does seem possible that Putin has something on him. What an embarrassment this wannabe dictator is for the American people.

2 hours ago, garzhe said:

The long-running conspiracy theories about Trump’s close ties to Putin and Russian oligarchs are starting to sound increasingly credible. It really does seem possible that Putin has something on him. What an embarrassment this wannabe dictator is for the American people.

Not necessarily. Trump is dumb enough! 🤣

The Russian position has been clear since the beginning of the conflict:

 

1.  Ukrainian neutrality, i.e. no stationing of NATO troops and batteries on Ukrainian soil.  The situation that existed prior to the U.S. financed and engineered Maidan Coup that pre-empted scheduled elections and ousted President Viktor Yanukovych.  The latter was claimed to be "corrupt" - obviously a disqualifying characteristic in any politician. 🙂 

 

2.  De-nazification.  Western sources (not necessarily MSM) documented plenty of evidence on YouTube of the Nazification of Ukrainian society post the Maidan Coup of 2014.  I regularly viewed these video documents.  But they were removed from the time of the SMO.

 

The Russian view seems to be logical:  peace should come about as result of successful negotiations.  Not the other way round.

 

Why not before?
Because when you have an enemy on the run you pursue him until he surrenders or is destroyed.  You do not allow him to escape and regroup, retrench, reinforce, and re-arm.  Not unless you wish to complicate matters for yourself and throw away the lives of your soldiers, who will not thank you for that.

 

Zelensky has made it abundantly clear by repeated adamant public statements that he will agree to no secession of East Ukrainian territory to Russia.  Therefore the pre-condition for successful negotiations do not currently exist.

 

One needs to remember that Zelensky is closely watched over by
the tentacular and misleadingly-named neo-NAZI 'Azov Battalion' (whose fighting units are now integrated into the UAF).
They have stated "He does as we say.  Or we shall kill him."

They are strongly suspected of murdering one of the official Ukrainian negotiators at earler, aborted, peace negotiations.

8 minutes ago, ericbj said:

Zelensky has made it abundantly clear by repeated adamant public statements that he will agree to no secession of East Ukrainian territory to Russia.  Therefore the pre-condition for successful negotiations do not currently exist.

 

I think Russia at this point has no other choice but to push on and take the majority of Ukraine at least for a short time  perhaps giving up some of the further western territory  during the 'pace talks'  but keeping all of the Donbas,  Crimea  and everything up to the natural border of the Dnieper river and maybe Odesa  too then what is left of Ukraine will be land locked and much weaker.

39 minutes ago, ericbj said:

The Russian position has been clear since the beginning of the conflict:

 

1.  Ukrainian neutrality, i.e. no stationing of NATO troops and batteries on Ukrainian soil.  The situation that existed prior to the U.S. financed and engineered Maidan Coup that pre-empted scheduled elections and ousted President Viktor Yanukovych.  The latter was claimed to be "corrupt" - obviously a disqualifying characteristic in any politician. 🙂 

 

2.  De-nazification.  Western sources (not necessarily MSM) documented plenty of evidence on YouTube of the Nazification of Ukrainian society post the Maidan Coup of 2014.  I regularly viewed these video documents.  But they were removed from the time of the SMO.

 

The Russian view seems to be logical:  peace should come about as result of successful negotiations.  Not the other way round.

 

Why not before?
Because when you have an enemy on the run you pursue him until he surrenders or is destroyed.  You do not allow him to escape and regroup, retrench, reinforce, and re-arm.  Not unless you wish to complicate matters for yourself and throw away the lives of your soldiers, who will not thank you for that.

 

Zelensky has made it abundantly clear by repeated adamant public statements that he will agree to no secession of East Ukrainian territory to Russia.  Therefore the pre-condition for successful negotiations do not currently exist.

 

One needs to remember that Zelensky is closely watched over by
the tentacular and misleadingly-named neo-NAZI 'Azov Battalion' (whose fighting units are now integrated into the UAF).
They have stated "He does as we say.  Or we shall kill him."

They are strongly suspected of murdering one of the official Ukrainian negotiators at earler, aborted, peace negotiations.

Kremlin propaganda100 percent.

Many westerners are infected with it.

38 minutes ago, ericbj said:

The Russian position has been clear since the beginning of the conflict:

 

1.  Ukrainian neutrality, i.e. no stationing of NATO troops and batteries on Ukrainian soil.  The situation that existed prior to the U.S. financed and engineered Maidan Coup that pre-empted scheduled elections and ousted President Viktor Yanukovych.  The latter was claimed to be "corrupt" - obviously a disqualifying characteristic in any politician. 🙂 

 

2.  De-nazification.  Western sources (not necessarily MSM) documented plenty of evidence on YouTube of the Nazification of Ukrainian society post the Maidan Coup of 2014.  I regularly viewed these video documents.  But they were removed from the time of the SMO.

 

The Russian view seems to be logical:  peace should come about as result of successful negotiations.  Not the other way round.

 

Why not before?
Because when you have an enemy on the run you pursue him until he surrenders or is destroyed.  You do not allow him to escape and regroup, retrench, reinforce, and re-arm.  Not unless you wish to complicate matters for yourself and throw away the lives of your soldiers, who will not thank you for that.

 

Zelensky has made it abundantly clear by repeated adamant public statements that he will agree to no secession of East Ukrainian territory to Russia.  Therefore the pre-condition for successful negotiations do not currently exist.

 

One needs to remember that Zelensky is closely watched over by
the tentacular and misleadingly-named neo-NAZI 'Azov Battalion' (whose fighting units are now integrated into the UAF).
They have stated "He does as we say.  Or we shall kill him."

They are strongly suspected of murdering one of the official Ukrainian negotiators at earler, aborted, peace negotiations.

Your sources for Zelensky's fear of the Azov Battalion.? Putin has been trying to Kill him for years,  I don't think he's worried about any Nazis that might be in Ukraine.

Putin-Trump Summit Called Off + Ukrainian Forces Retreat as Defenses Crumble | Mark Sleboda

 

https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/putin-trump-summit-ukrainian-forces-mark-sleboda

20 minutes ago, ericbj said:

Putin-Trump Summit Called Off + Ukrainian Forces Retreat as Defenses Crumble | Mark Sleboda

 

https://rachelblevins.substack.com/p/putin-trump-summit-ukrainian-forces-mark-sleboda

Mark Sleboda- just a Russian stooge

Russia analyst interviewed by ABC a 'blatantly pro-Kremlin apologist' | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | The Guardian https://share.google/PT97oqxnrTZZLDPDH

34 minutes ago, bannork said:

Mark Sleboda- just a Russian stooge

Russia analyst interviewed by ABC a 'blatantly pro-Kremlin apologist' | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | The Guardian https://share.google/PT97oqxnrTZZLDPDH

 

Educate yourself (3-year-old interview) :

 

Forever War in Ukraine or End of Unipolar World? 

https://youtu.be/l9RSsvTR06k

16 minutes ago, ericbj said:

 

Educate yourself (3-year-old interview) :

 

Forever War in Ukraine or End of Unipolar World? 

https://youtu.be/l9RSsvTR06k

#PutinAtWar: Russia’s Troll Diplomacy - DFRLab https://share.google/QCpMM5NeUD3P2YWdH

 

4 minutes ago, bannork said:

#PutinAtWar: Russia’s Troll Diplomacy - DFRLab https://share.google/QCpMM5NeUD3P2YWdH

 

 From the above article

Sleboda mocking Britain's response to Russia poisoning opponents to Putin in the UK-

'Somewhat later, the tweet was amplified by Mark Sleboda (@MarkSleboda1), another RT pundit, and an account called @Navsteva, which promotes pro-Kremlin narratives on issues such as the shooting down of Malysian Airlines flight MH17, the Russian annexation of Crimea'

Zelensky threw a monkeywrench into the machinery.

A peace agreement would be the end of him.

4 hours ago, CMHomeboy78 said:

Zelensky threw a monkeywrench into the machinery.

A peace agreement would be the end of him.

 

The Real Reasons Zelensky Won’t Surrender Any Territory

 

 

It's very likely that Putin never had any intention to meet Trump, he was just playing the man as usual. 

Is Bessent mentally challenged? 

Only a simpleton could have 'hopes' as expressed below.

Earlier on Wednesday, Bessent told Fox News that Trump had been disappointed by the progress of the talks and accused Putin of not being honest.

"President Putin has not come to the table in an honest and forthright manner, as we'd hoped," Bessent told the broadcaster.

49 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

It's very likely that Putin never had any intention to meet Trump, he was just playing the man as usual. 

My bet is what ever he has on Trump, he stuffed it to him. Reminding him now he has zero hesitation to unvail it if he doesn't succumb. 

Now trump is lying saying he called it off lmao 🤣 gawd that must chap him to be snubbed by his idol lol 😂