Trump Says He’ll Meet Putin Again to Discuss War in Ukraine

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Oct 16, 2025

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INSIGHT

Surprise Trump–Putin Call Sparks Summit Plans

Trump and Putin held an unannounced two-hour call that set up a potential in-person summit and staff-level talks.
Michelle Jamrisko notes Trump framed the call as progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war ahead of Zelensky's White House visit.

INSIGHT

Diplomacy As A Tactical Pause

The White House is balancing diplomacy with readiness to escalate, using talks to shape policy choices.
Jamrisko warns ending the war is complex given personal animus between Zelensky and Putin.

ADVICE

Watch Tomahawk Request Closely

Expect the Zelensky meeting to center on providing Tomahawk missiles and other sensitive military support.
Track how that request influences U.S.-Russia talks and potential escalation risks, Jamrisko recommends.

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US President Donald Trump said he would hold a second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a yet-to-be determined date aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
Trump and Putin agreed to meet in Budapest during a two-hour phone call on Thursday. The two leaders met in Alaska in August, but failed to reach a breakthrough.

“I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation,” Trump posted on social media, saying that he and Putin would “see if we can bring this ‘inglorious’ War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end.”
Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed that Putin and Trump discussed holding a summit meeting in Budapest. He told reporters in an audio message that the discussion was substantive and frank, and that Trump proposed holding the meeting in Budapest.

“We are ready!” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban posted on X in response, later saying he spoke to Trump by phone to prepare for the gathering.

The US and Russia will hold high-level staff talks next week before the leaders summit, with Washington’s delegation led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. A location has not yet been decided, Trump said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Rubio plan to hold a call in the coming days, Ushakov said. The leaders discussed what US-Russia trade would be possible if the war ends, according to Trump.

The developments signal that Trump is willing to give diplomacy another chance before authorizing more aggressive steps against Moscow, even though his efforts thus far haven’t succeeded. The conversation took place a day before Trump’s White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has pressed the US president to sell his country long-range Tomahawk missiles that can strike deeper into Russian territory.

Today's show features:

Bloomberg News White House & National Security Editor Michelle Jamrisko on Thursday’s call between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin ahead of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s White House visit on Friday
Lauren Goodwin, Chief Market Strategist at New York Life Investments, on gold’s latest rally and investing trends amid the US government shutdown
Bloomberg News Managing Editor for Global Consumer Tech Mark Gurman and Big Tech Team Leader Sarah Frier on the latest salvo in the AI talent war between Apple and Meta Platforms
Bloomberg News Florida Correspondent Anna Kaiser on a pricey members club in Miami’s most exclusive office tower, which is also home to the likes of Citadel and Microsoft

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