Trump-Putin Budapest meeting ‘unlikely’; US President praises Indian journo at presser

Amid reports that US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were set to meet in Budapest to discuss the potential end of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there is indication that the potential meeting may not happen.

President Trump reacted to the reports, stating that he doesn’t want a “wasted meeting.”

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“I don’t want to have a wasted meeting,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the ‘shelved’ meeting with Putin.

“I don’t want to waste time, so I’ll see what happens,” he added.

“No plans,” said the White House on Tuesday responding to queries linked to the highly-anticipated meeting between Trump and Putin.

This comes after the US President’s first meeting with Putin ‘yielded no results’ in August 2025. In the particular meeting, both leaders failed to reach a conclusion regarding an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Trump remarked, “No deal until there is a deal.”

Meanwhile, an Indian journalist hit the bull’s eye, earning praise from the US President during the press conference yesterday.

The Indian journalist, who has not been identified, reportedly asked Trump a question linked to the celebration of Diwali at the White House.

As soon as the journalist asked the question, an alert Trump remarked, “I already like his question,” prompting cheers from reporters present at the press conference.