FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss ending the war in Ukraine after a productive conversation on Thursday.

No date for the meeting was provided, but Trump said in a social media post he believed "great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation." Trump was due to meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday at the White House.

(Reporting by Bhargav Archaya, writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Doina Chiacu)