As U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare for an upcoming summit in Budapest, people in both Russia and Ukraine are hoping for signs of progress but don’t expect any major breakthroughs in ending the ongoing war.

The meeting was confirmed during a phone call between the two leaders on Thursday. Trump is also expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House later on Friday.

“I doubt anything significant will come from the meeting,” said Artyom Kondratov, a 36-year-old from Moscow. Reflecting on the last summit between Trump and Putin in Alaska in August — which produced no shift in Putin’s stance — Kondratov predicted only limited outcomes this time as well, possibly involving prisoner swaps or the return of children from both sides.

“I think there might be some minor progress in Hungary, but no concrete results in the short term,” he said.

Alexander Fedotov, 58, also from Moscow, was more optimistic. “Trump isn’t traveling to Europe for nothing. It’s a significant visit, so I do think something could come out of it,” he said.

After more than three years of full-scale war and over a decade since Russia annexed Crimea, many Russians express a strong desire for peace. “We all want peace,” said 55-year-old Svetlana from Sevastopol, Crimea’s largest city. “Everyone is hoping for it.”

In Kyiv, however, expectations are far lower.

“Nothing ever comes out of these meetings,” said army medic Marichka Fartushna. “Trump has made it clear he doesn’t support Ukraine.”

Ukrainian war veteran Ivan Balatskyi expressed hope that the U.S. would continue to back Ukraine. “We’ve proven we’re ready to fight to the end,” he said. “And we count on support from our friends in the U.S., from the American people.”