From CBS News: There are “no plans” for a meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the “immediate future,” a White House official said Tuesday.
The official told CBS News that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a “productive call,” and a future in-person meeting between Rubio and Lavrov is “not necessary.” The State Department said that Rubio and Lavrov spoke on Monday.
“There are no plans for President Trump to meet with President Putin in the immediate future,” the official said.
Mr. Trump spoke with Putin last week, after which he announced that he would meet the Russian president in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss a possible end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The president did not say when the meeting would take place. He also previewed “high level” meetings between the U.S. and Russia, led by Rubio.
The Russian Embassy in the U.S. announced Monday, “On October 20, 2025 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The parties engaged in a constructive discussion focusing on possible specific steps to implement the understandings reached during President Vladimir Putin’s October 16, 2025 telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump.”
🇷🇺🇺🇸📞 On October 20, 2025 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The parties engaged in a constructive discussion focusing on possible specific steps to implement the understandings reached during… pic.twitter.com/TlK2L18nrz
— Russian Embassy in USA 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbUSA) October 20, 2025
However, NBC’s Garrett Haake announced, “Planning towards that Trump/Putin summit in Budapest is “on hold” at the moment, a senior White House official tells me. Initial call between Sec. Rubio & FM Lavrov was “productive,” but POTUS believes both sides aren’t ready enough to talk to justify moving forward right now.”
Planning towards that Trump/Putin summit in Budapest is “on hold” at the moment, a senior White House official tells me. Initial call between Sec. Rubio & FM Lavrov was “productive,” but POTUS believes both sides aren’t ready enough to talk to justify moving forward right now.
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) October 21, 2025
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