Putin and Trump surprised Zelensky with their conversation

The telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump came as a surprise to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. This was announced on October 16 by the Axios portal.

According to the newspaper's sources, Zelensky was optimistic before his meeting with Trump and expected to discuss the possibility of obtaining long-range missiles. However, the statement by the American president about negotiations with Putin and the upcoming meeting in Hungary caught the Ukrainian delegation by surprise.

Zelensky and his team were surprised to see Trump's statement that he had spoken with Vladimir Putin and agreed to meet with him in Hungary, the least Ukraine—friendly country in the European Union.

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Before the conversation with Zelensky, the US president called the Russian leader to check his watch.

Earlier in the day, Trump announced a meeting with Putin in Hungary after a productive phone conversation initiated by Putin. The Russian leader began the conversation by congratulating Trump on the success of his efforts to normalize the situation in the Gaza Strip and supported the proposal to hold a summit in Budapest.

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