US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Hungary to discuss an end to the Kremlin's war in Ukraine after high-level delegations meet next week.

Trump said that he and Putin agreed to send their respective teams during a "very productive" call. The US will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also serving as the president's national security advisor. An exact location for next week's sit-down has yet to be decided, but Trump said he and Putin agreed they would meet in Budapest.

"President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can bring this 'inglorious' war, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end," he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

"President Zelenskyy and I will be meeting tomorrow, in the Oval Office, where we will discuss my conversation with President Putin, and much more. I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation," he added.

Trump is slated to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday at the White House.

Trump's post came at nearly the same time White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed the "very good and productive" call between the leaders had concluded with an agreement on next week's meeting.

He last met Putin in August during a historic summit in the US state of Alaska, but diplomatic momentum to end the war in Ukraine has stalled in the ensuing roughly two months, prompting Trump to work with NATO allies to ramp up pressure on Moscow, including compelling nations to halt all purchases of Russian oil.

Trump said Wednesday that India, a major focus of his effort, acceded to his demand, but acknowledged that doing so would take time. India, however, appeared to push back on the comments, saying that purchases of Russian crude help “safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario.”

“India is a significant importer of oil and gas. It has been our consistent priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario. Our import policies are guided entirely by this objective,” Randhir Jaiswal, spokesman for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, said in response to Trump’s comments.

Jaiswal said New Delhi is “broad-basing” energy sourcing and “diversifying as appropriate to meet market conditions.” On the US, he added, “We have for many years sought to expand our energy procurement” and this has “steadily progressed in the last decade.”

“The current (Trump) administration has shown interest in deepening energy cooperation with India. Discussions are ongoing,” said Jaiswal. Anadolu Agency