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Currently exist "no arrangements" for US President President Trump to confer with Russian President Vladimir Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has stated.

This past week Trump stated he and the Russian president would meet in Budapest within two weeks to discuss the Ukraine conflict.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was due to be held this week - but the administration stated the two had had a "positive" 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.

Previous Developments

The US president had raised the possibility of a Hungarian meeting over the phone with Putin, a day before hosting Ukraine's President Zelensky in the White House.

Certain accounts suggested his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "contentious discussion", with insiders claiming the president had urged him to give up extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Moscow.

However, on Monday the American president supported a peace initiative supported by Ukraine and European leaders to pause the hostilities on the existing battle lines.

"Leave it as is the way it is," he remarked.

Russia has consistently objected against halting the present battle positions.

Moscow was solely focused on "long-term, sustainable peace", Lavrov stated on this week, indicating that pausing conflict would simply constitute a brief pause.

Negotiating Stances

The "fundamental issues" of the war demanded attention, the Russian diplomat stated, using Moscow's terminology for a range of extensive requirements that include the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the demilitarisation of the country – a non-starter for Ukraine and its Western allies.

Zelensky commented talks regarding the battle positions were the "start of negotiations" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to avoid diplomacy.

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

Strategic Factors

The Russian president's unplanned conversation with the US leader recently occurred before speculation that the US was considering delivering distance-capable weapons to Ukraine that could possibly hit Russian territory.

Zelensky said it was the weapons consideration that had forced Russia to enter into dialogue. The talk about the missiles had proven to be a "significant input" in international relations", he added.