On October 17, a spokesman for the European Commission said:The current EU sanctions do not restrict Russian presidents and foreign ministers¡¯ visits to the EU, so there are no obstacles to the visit of Russian President Putin to Hungary.

A spokesman for the European Commission also said that if the meeting between the heads of state of the United States and Russia will help promote a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, the European Commission would welcome it.

When asked "when he will meet with Putin in Budapest, Hungary", US President Trump said "we will meet soon" and "about two weeks". The Russian side confirmed on the 17th that the US-Russian heads of state meeting may indeed be held within two weeks or later.

In addition, the Kremlin said on the 17th that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a phone call with Putin that he was willing to provide the necessary conditions for the Russian and American leaders to meet in Budapest.