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Currently exist "no arrangements" for American leader President Trump to confer with Russia's Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has stated.

Recently Trump stated he and the Russian president would meet in Hungary's capital within two weeks to discuss the ongoing hostilities.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the administration clarified the two had had a "constructive" call and that a meeting was no longer "necessary".

The administration declined to provide additional specifics on the reason the negotiations had been postponed.

Earlier Events

Trump had discussed a Budapest summit over the phone with Putin, a just prior to hosting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources suggested his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "shouting match", with sources suggesting the president had pushed him to relinquish significant territories of eastern Ukraine as part of a agreement with Russia.

Nevertheless, on Monday Trump endorsed a truce plan supported by Kyiv and EU officials to pause the hostilities on the existing battle lines.

"Leave it as is in its current state," he stated.

Russia has consistently objected against pausing the existing front lines.

Moscow was solely focused on "long-term, sustainable peace", Lavrov said on Tuesday, indicating that halting hostilities would simply constitute a temporary ceasefire.

Negotiating Stances

The "fundamental issues" of the hostilities demanded attention, Lavrov emphasized, using Kremlin shorthand for a series of maximalist demands that involve the acknowledgment of complete Moscow control over the eastern region as well as the disarmament of the country – a non-starter for Ukraine and its European partners.

The Ukrainian president stated discussions about the current lines were the "start of negotiations" but that Moscow was "employing all tactics" to avoid diplomacy.

He additionally stated the sole subject that could make Moscow "become engaged" was that of the provision of distance-capable munitions to the Ukrainian military.

Weapons Discussions

Putin's spontaneous discussion with Trump last Thursday occurred before reports that the US was considering delivering distance-capable weapons to Ukrainian forces that could theoretically target Russian territory.

The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the weapons consideration that had pressured the Kremlin to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the weapons systems had emerged as a "strong investment" in diplomacy", he commented.