US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have agreed to meet in Budapest following a phone call held a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's is due to visit Washington.

"We agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors, next week... President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary," Trump wrote on his Truth Social page on October 16.

Trump added that the meeting in Budapest is "to see if we can bring this 'inglorious' War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end."

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He also said that the US delegation, which will negotiate with the Russian side ahead of his talks with Putin, will be led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, adding that the location for these initial talks has yet to be determined.

Both the Kremlin and the White House praised the phone call between Trump and Putin, calling it "good" and "productive."

Kirill Dmitriev, a well-connected Kremlin insider and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said the conversation had "clearly outlined next steps."

The phone call between the two leaders came just ahead of Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy, who is set to arrive at the White House on October 17.

"President Zelenskyy and I will be meeting tomorrow, in the Oval Office, where we will discuss my conversation with President Putin, and much more," Trump said.

Trump has recently expressed his frustration with Putin and Moscow's war in Ukraine, saying on October 15 that the Russian president does not appear to want to end the conflict, which makes him look "very bad."

Zelenskyy is expected to discuss Ukraine's air defenses and long-range strike capabilities when he meets with Trump on October 17 at the White House.

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Here Is What Tomahawk Missiles Could Do For Ukraine

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US President Donald Trump told reporters on October 6 that he had "sort of made a decision" about allowing Ukraine access to Tomahawk cruise missiles. If Washington does supply the advanced weapon, here is how it could change the battlefield dynamic between Moscow and Kyiv.

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The leaders spoke twice over the weekend amidintensifying discussionsabout a potential US decision to provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.

Trump has not ruled out supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles, which have a range of up to 2,500 kilometers and can be equipped with nuclear warheads. The Kremlin has warned against supplying Kyiv with the weapon.