Hungary will ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin can enter the country for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump planned in Budapest and return home afterwards, Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Budapest wasn’t the best place for talks to end the war in his country but he told reporters in Kyiv today that he will attend if invited. He cited Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Russia-friendly stance as a difficulty.

Polish diplomatic sources believe it is highly unlikely that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin would choose to fly over Polish airspace on his way to a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump in Budapest.

Alice Weidel said on Monday (October 20) Budapest was the best place to talk about peace in Europe ahead of a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Below, you’ll find a digest of news reports from October 20, 2025, in Russian and English. The sections below, titled in song lyrics, are (1) police and legal matters in Russia, (2) demographic-themed developments inside Russia,

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić spoke after a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban in Budapest regarding the EU’s ban on the transit of Russian gas.

Budapest offers the opportunity for a peace settlement that will enable both sides to break this impasse, former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz writes in a Euronews exclusive.View on euronews