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Currently exist "no arrangements" for US President Donald Trump to meet Russian President Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has stated.

Last Thursday Trump stated he and the Russian president would meet in Budapest in the coming fortnight to discuss the ongoing hostilities.

A initial discussion between US Secretary of State Secretary Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was due to be held this week - but the administration said the two had had a "productive" call and that a meeting was no longer "needed".

The administration did not share additional specifics on why the talks had been put on hold.

Background Context

Trump had discussed a Hungarian meeting over the phone with the Russian leader, a just prior to hosting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Certain accounts suggested his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "contentious discussion", with sources claiming Trump had pressured him to give up large areas of Ukraine's east as part of a settlement with Russia.

Yet, on this week the American president supported a ceasefire proposal supported by Ukraine and European leaders to pause the conflict on the existing battle lines.

"Freeze the lines in its current state," he stated.

Moscow has repeatedly pushed back against freezing the current line of contact.

Moscow was exclusively seeking "permanent resolution", Russia's foreign minister stated on Tuesday, indicating that halting hostilities would merely represent a short-term truce.

Negotiating Stances

The "fundamental issues" of the conflict required resolution, Lavrov emphasized, using Kremlin shorthand for a set of extensive requirements that involve the acceptance of complete Moscow control over the Donbas as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a unacceptable proposition for Kyiv and its Western allies.

Zelensky said talks regarding the front line were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to avoid diplomacy.

He additionally stated the exclusive issue that could make Moscow "become engaged" was that of the provision of extended-range arms to the Ukrainian military.

Weapons Discussions

The Russian president's unplanned conversation with Trump recently came ahead of speculation that the US was considering delivering extended-range cruise missiles to Ukrainian forces that could possibly hit deep into Russia.

Zelensky said it was the weapons consideration that had forced Russia to enter into dialogue. The talk about the missiles had turned out to be a "strong investment" in negotiations", he commented.