The Financial Times reported the information, citing sources familiar with the meeting.According to the outlet, while the talks appeared cordial in public, the atmosphere behind closed doors was tense. Putin rejected a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in exchange for easing sanctions, insisting instead that the war could only end with Ukraine’s surrender and the transfer of additional territories to Russia.The Russian leader then launched into a lengthy historical monologue about historical figures Rurik, Yaroslav the Wise, and Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, claiming that Ukrainians and Russians are “one nation,” according to the report.Sources told the FT that Trump raised his voice several times and even threatened to walk out. The meeting ended earlier than planned, and the U.S. president canceled a scheduled lunch for both delegations.On Thursday, October 16, U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation with Putin, during which they agreed to meet in Budapest.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov later confirmed that the meeting could take place within two weeks. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced that Hungary would welcome Putin despite the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for the deportation of Ukrainian children.