[Global Network Reporter Zhao Jiandong] US President Trump said on October 16th that he had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the two sides will hold a face-to-face meeting in Budapest, Hungary. As for why the Russian-American leaders' meeting was held in Budapest, according to RIA Novosti and Russian newspaper Izvestia, Kremlin spokesman peskov responded on the 20th that the good relationship between Hungarian Prime Minister Orban and the leaders of the United States and Russia was the reason why Budapest became the venue of the summit.

Peskov said: ¡°President Trump¡¯s relationship with Prime Minister Orbán is very friendly, and President Putin¡¯s relationship with Orbán is very constructive, which has greatly contributed to the consensus we reached in our recent call.¡±

Regarding whether Ukraine President Zelensky will attend the Russia-US leaders 'meeting, Peskov said: "At present, there are no relevant details of this meeting."

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on social media on Friday that he had a long conversation with Putin on the same day, mainly on issues such as ending the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the subsequent Russian-U.S. trade.

Russian Presidential Assistant Ushakov said on the 16th that Putin had a phone conversation with Trump on the same day to discuss issues such as Russia-US relations and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and told each other that even if the United States provides "Tomahawk" cruise missiles to Ukraine, it will not change the situation on the Russia-Ukraine battlefield. Ushakov said that the call was initiated by Russia and lasted about two and a half hours. Trump emphasized during the phone call that ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict will open up broad prospects for Russia-US economic cooperation.