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2025-10-17 19:33:38
[EU says current sanctions do not restrict Putin's visit to Hungary] On October 17th local time, a spokesperson for the European Commission stated that the EU's current sanctions do not restrict visits by the Russian president and foreign minister to the EU, so there are no such obstacles for Russian President Putin to visit Hungary. The spokesperson also stated that if a meeting between the US and Russian leaders would help promote a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, the European Commission would welcome it. When asked "when exactly he would meet with Putin in Budapest, the Hungarian capital," US President Trump said, "We will meet soon" and "probably within two weeks." The Russian side confirmed on the 17th that the US-Russia meeting could indeed take place within two weeks or later. In addition, the Kremlin reported on the 17th that Hungarian Prime Minister Orban expressed his willingness to provide the necessary conditions for a meeting between the Russian and US leaders in Budapest during a phone call with Putin that day. (CCTV News)
