Overview
- Speaking to reporters in Doha, Trump said he will not sit down with Vladimir Putin unless a Russia–Ukraine peace agreement is secured and described past talks as pleasant but unproductive.
- The planned Budapest summit was canceled earlier in the week, while Putin characterized it as a postponement and called new U.S. measures an unfriendly act.
- The administration unveiled sanctions targeting Rosneft and Lukoil, and Trump pointed to declines in Chinese and Indian purchases of Russian oil as evidence of pressure.
- Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev, visiting Washington, said Russia, Ukraine, and the United States are close to a diplomatic solution and was expected to meet U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.
- Trump’s Asia itinerary includes an October 30 meeting with China’s Xi Jinping in South Korea, where he said he may raise Beijing’s buying of Russian crude.