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Currently exist "no arrangements" for American leader President Trump to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has declared.

Last Thursday Trump indicated he and the Kremlin leader would conduct negotiations in Hungary's capital within two weeks to address the war in Ukraine.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was due to be held this week - but the White House stated the two had had a "constructive" call and that a meeting was not "needed".

The White House withheld additional specifics on the reason the negotiations had been postponed.

Earlier Events

Trump had discussed a Budapest summit over the phone with Putin, a day before meeting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the White House.

Some reports claimed his meeting with the Ukrainian leader had been a "contentious discussion", with insiders claiming Trump had pushed him to give up significant territories of Ukraine's east as part of a deal with Moscow.

However, on this week Trump supported a peace initiative endorsed by Ukraine and European leaders to freeze the hostilities on the existing battle lines.

"Let it be cut where it stands," he remarked.

Moscow has frequently resisted against pausing the current line of contact.

Moscow was exclusively seeking "permanent resolution", Russia's foreign minister commented on this week, implying that freezing the front line would merely represent a brief pause.

Diplomatic Positions

The "root causes" of the war demanded attention, the Russian diplomat stated, using Moscow's terminology for a set of comprehensive conditions that encompass the acceptance of total Russian authority over the eastern region as well as the demilitarisation of the country – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its Western allies.

The Ukrainian president stated talks regarding the battle positions were the "start of negotiations" but that Russia was "doing everything" to prevent dialogue.

He additionally stated the only topic that could cause Russia to "pay attention" was that of the provision of distance-capable munitions to the Ukrainian military.

Strategic Factors

Putin's unplanned conversation with the US leader recently occurred before reports that the US was considering delivering extended-range cruise missiles to Ukraine that could possibly hit Russian territory.

Zelensky stated it was the Tomahawks issue that had pressured the Kremlin to enter into dialogue. The talk about the weapons systems had proven to be a "valuable contribution" in diplomacy", he remarked.