ANKARA (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said the planned Budapest talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were a second attempt to make the Russian President to
Budapest Talks: A New Effort to Engage Putin on Ukraine Negotiations
Overview of the Budapest Talks
ANKARA (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said the planned Budapest talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were a second attempt to make the Russian President to recognise the need to negotiate seriously with Ukraine.
Context of the Negotiations
"I see the talks in Budapest as a second attempt, after the talks in Alaska, to convince Putin at last to negotiate seriously with Ukraine," he told reporters during a trip to Turkey.
Germany's Role in Supporting Ukraine
"Ukraine will insist on this, and it will have the full support of Germany in doing so," he added.
Previous Talks and Their Impact
(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Thomas Escritt, editing by Kirsti Knolle)





