Analysts noted Orbán may have felt “backstabbed” by the request but suggested Trump could play a “very positive role” from Kyiv’s perspective. <br><br> In response, Orbán is said to have proposed Budapest as a possible venue for a trilateral summit between Trump, Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin. The White House confirmed “many options” are being discussed. Other cities under consideration include Geneva and Moscow, but the choice of Budapest raises concerns given Orbán’s past obstruction of Ukraine’s EU accession and his ties with Moscow. <br><br> Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk cautioned against Budapest, recalling the 1994 Budapest Memorandum that failed to protect Ukraine when Russia seized Crimea in 2014.