Donald J. TrumpRepublican PartyTalks, ceasefire and peace
Meet Putin in Budapest about ending the war
“President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can bring this "inglorious" War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end.”
- Promised
- In plan
- Legislated
- Funded
- Delivering
- Delivered
Not met
Where it stands
No in-person meeting of the two Presidents since Alaska, 15 August 2025, was found in public sources by 20 October 2026.
What has happened
- Promised. The President announces a meeting with President Putin in Budapest
- Not met. The President says the meeting is cancelled; Treasury sanctions Rosneft and Lukoil the same day evidence
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Checks
- Version 1, 20 October 2026: Quote checked word for word at its source on 21 October 2026
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Related promises
- RepublicansSettle the war in Ukraine within a day“I will get it settled before I even become president. If I win, when I'm President-Elect, and what I'll do is I'll speak to one, I'll speak to the other, I'll get them together.”
- RepublicansReview Russia sanctions and tariffs over 60 days“The president wants to take the 60-day period of time to sort of analyze what imposing both sanctions and tariffs will mean to the global economy and even to the US economy,”
- RepublicansNo US troops in Ukraine“You have my assurance, and I am president. I am just trying to stop people from being killed.”