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Children among six killed in Kyiv after Russian missile and drone attack

Strikes, involving over 400 drones and 28 missiles, launched hours after Putin-Trump meeting in Budapest cancelled

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025

A massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital kills at least 2, Ukrainian officials say

Ukrainian officials say Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, killing at least two people

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025

Trump doesn’t want ‘wasted time’ with Putin as plan for Budapest meeting is called off

“I don’t want to have a wasted meeting,” Trump said in comments that followed reports his planned Budapest meeting with Putin has been shelved over Moscow’s refusal of an immediate ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.

Euronews · Oct 22, 2025

Cancelling the Putin-Trump Budapest summit ends the fantasy the US president can deliver peace in Ukraine

ANALYSIS: Sam Kiley in Dnipro, Ukraine, welcomes the collapse of the Budapest summit and argues that to give peace a chance Kyiv must be able to better make war

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025

Plans for Trump-Putin talks in Budapest shelved

White House says there are now no plans for summit ‘in the immediate future’ as latest efforts to end Ukraine war falter

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025

Trump-Putin Budapest summit would have posed threat to international rule of law and Ukraine’s relations with Hungary

The US president, Donald Trump, was expected to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Hungarian capital of Budapest in coming weeks for more talks on ending the war in Ukraine.

The Conversation · Oct 21, 2025

Putin accused of ‘stalling’ over Ukraine peace talks as Trump meeting postponed

European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer said Vladimir Putin was not serious about the prospect of an end to the war with Ukraine.

Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2025

No Trump-Putin meeting in foreseeable future — this is why

Moscow has rejected the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine, stating that this idea contradicts the agreement reached by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska. Yet the Kremlin still wants the second meeting between the two in Budapest to proceed.

Euronews · Oct 21, 2025

Europe Backs Trump's Ukraine Peace Push As Kremlin Hedges On Summit

European leaders Tuesday threw their support behind President Donald Trump's peace push for Ukraine, while reaffirming their red lines, as the Kremlin cast doubt on chances of an imminent summit between the US leader and Vladimir Putin.

International Business Times · Oct 21, 2025

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Reason · Oct 21, 2025