Some quotes from Yuriy Ushakov, Putin's aid for foreign affairs. By the way, he seems to be one of the main doves in Kremlin. Several days ago Lavrov and Peskov were very critical about the current state of negotiations between Russia and the US. Suddenly Ushakov made a statement, actually denying words of the minister for foreign affairs and offiicial Kremlin spokesman both. But today Ushakov has been pretty reserved.

> Against this backdrop, it's noteworthy that the presidents discussed the possibility of holding another in-person meeting. This is truly a very important point. It was agreed that representatives of the two countries will immediately begin preparing for a summit, which could be held, for example, in Budapest.

> Overall, I would say that the telephone contact between the Russian and US presidents was very useful and the two leaders agreed to stay in touch.

So what we have.
> Discussed the possibility of the meeting.
"Discussed "doesn't mean "made a decision." It's really possible, but still nothing concrete. Maybe it will happen in a few weeks, maybe in a few months. Or maybe something is going to happen and they won't meet in several months.

> for example, in Budapest
"For example" doesn't mean "in Budapest." It's still possible, but we'll see. I think Kremlin hasn't decided yet. It's to see what the EU is going to do, what Ukraine bordering to Hungary will do, how they are going to maintain logistic for Putin through Poland, or Romania, or maybe Montenegro and Serbia. Remember how everyone and their dog thought Putin and Trump would meet in Emirates in August and suddenly it was Alaska. I wouldn't rule out Budapest is a cover up for some other place being prepared in secret. Maybe even South Korea and the APEC summit, because in August South Korea invited Putin to the summit on October 31st.

> two leaders agreed to stay in touch
Negotiated to keep negotiating. Impressive, very nice.

And this is what a pro-American guy from Kremlin is saying.