Tensions Rise as Putin-Trump Summit and Ukraine Conflict Dominate Global Diplomacy

EU leaders are considering granting Vladimir Putin a special waiver to fly through their airspace for a proposed Budapest summit with Donald Trump, amid ongoing sanctions that ban Russian aircraft from EU airspace. The meeting aims to address the Ukraine conflict, but logistical and legal hurdles, including potential arrest warrants for Putin, complicate his travel plans. Hungary, hosting the summit, is unlikely to enforce the ICC arrest warrant against Putin.