US President Donald Trump says he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to bring an end to the “inglorious” war in Ukraine.

The pair will meet in Budapest, Hungary, although a date is yet to be revealed.

The breakthrough was made during a two-hour chat between the two leaders, after Putin contacted Trump.

Trump posted on Truth Social late on Thursday (US time) that “great progress” had been made in his talk with Putin, following this week’s historic ceasefire in Gaza.

“I actually believe that the Success in the Middle East will help in our negotiation in attaining an end to the War with Russia/Ukraine,” he wrote.

In August, Trump and Putin met in Alaska in their first face-to-face summit since 2019. 

Trump is due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday (local time) at the White House.

Zelensky is expected to push for more military support, including potential long-range offensive missiles, as Ukraine and Russia escalate their war with massive attacks on energy systems.

Ukraine is seeking US Tomahawk long-range missiles, which would put Moscow and other major Russian cities within range of missile fire from Ukraine.

Trump, who has vowed to end the war that Russia started with its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, has expressed increasing frustration with Putin over ongoing attacks.

Trump has said he could supply the weapons to Ukraine if Putin fails to come to the negotiating table.

In its latest barrage, Russia launched more than 300 drones and 37 missiles to target infrastructure across Ukraine in overnight attacks on Thursday, Zelensky said.

Ukraine has ramped up its own attacks on Russian targets, including an oil refinery in the Saratov region on Thursday.

Russia has hit Ukraine’s energy and power facilities for consecutive winters as the war drags into its fourth year.

In the latest warnings to Russia, Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, and that the administration would push China to do the same.

India has not confirmed any such commitment, although Reuters reported some Indian refiners are preparing to cut Russian oil imports, with expectations of a gradual reduction, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the US would “impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression” unless the war ended.

-with AAP