EU welcomes upcoming proposed Trump/Putin meeting if it helps peace

The European Union welcomes the proposed meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if this can help bring peace in Ukraine, a spokesperson told a briefing on Friday.

Trump said Thursday he and Putin may meet within the next two weeks in Budapest, after a more than two-hour phone conversation he called productive. The Kremlin confirmed plans for the meeting, though neither side provided a date for when it would occur.