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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

There are "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin "in the immediate future", a White House official has stated. Last Thursday Trump said he and the Russian president would hold talks in Budapest within two weeks to discuss the war in Ukraine.

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A preparatory meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was due to be held this week - but the White House said the two had had a "productive" call and that a meeting was no longer "necessary".

The White House did not share any more details on why the talks had been put on hold.

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#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-21 01:39 PM | Reply

Vlad doesn't need to waste his time. he can just give Lewzer his marching orders over the phone.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-10-21 01:48 PM | Reply

Vlad has already won; so there's no percentage in him hanging out with Lewzers.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-21 02:00 PM | Reply

White House's Karoline Leavitt and Stephen Cheung say Your mom' when asked who suggested Hungary for Putin-Trump meeting

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#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-21 02:04 PM | Reply

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