The State Duma noted the significant impact of the meeting between Putin and Trump on the situation in the world

On October 17, Alexey Chepa, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma's International Affairs Committee, expressed the opinion that the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American leader Donald Trump in Budapest would have a significant impact on the international situation.

"Now, first there will be a meeting between [Russian Foreign Minister Sergei] Lavrov and [US Secretary of State Marco] Rubio, and I think Budapest will change a lot. We see that there are already reactions from Europeans about the need to review the EU's position on Ukraine," Chepa said in an interview with the newspaper. Lenta.Ru .

He also stated that he would expect positive developments, as they are necessary.

Grandees in Budapest: what to expect from a new meeting between Putin and Trump

Before the conversation with Zelensky, the US president called the Russian leader to check his watch.

On October 16, Trump announced a meeting with Putin in Hungary and called the phone conversation with the Russian president productive. He later stated that he hoped to hold the summit within two weeks.

After talks with Putin on October 17, Orban announced that preparations for the US-Russian summit in Hungary were underway at full capacity. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, in turn, announced a telephone conversation with Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov in preparation for the Russian-American summit. Szijjarto later said that Lavrov and Rubio would also have a phone conversation.

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