US cancels Trump-Putin summit over Russia’s hardline demands on Ukraine — report

US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the end of a joint press conference after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Drew Angerer/AFP)
US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the end of a joint press conference after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Drew Angerer/AFP)

The United States has cancelled a planned Budapest summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin following Russia’s firm stance on hardline demands regarding Ukraine, the Financial Times reports.

The decision came after a tense call between the two countries’ top diplomats, the Financial Times says

Reuters cannot immediately verify the FT report.

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