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Currently exist "no preparations" for US President President Trump to confer with Russia's Putin "in the immediate future", a administration representative has stated.

This past week Trump stated he and the Kremlin leader would hold talks in Hungary's capital soon to discuss the Ukraine conflict.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was planned for recently - but the White House clarified the two had had a "constructive" discussion and that a face-to-face session was no longer "required".

The administration withheld any more details on the reason the negotiations had been postponed.

Previous Developments

Trump had discussed a Hungarian meeting during a call with the Russian leader, a day before meeting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Certain accounts claimed his talks with Zelensky had been a "shouting match", with sources claiming Trump had pushed him to relinquish extensive regions of eastern Ukraine as part of a agreement with Russia.

Yet, on Monday the American president supported a peace initiative endorsed by Kyiv and EU officials to halt the war on the present positions.

"Freeze the lines the way it is," he remarked.

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

The Russian government was exclusively seeking "permanent resolution", Lavrov said on Tuesday, implying that halting hostilities would only amount to a brief pause.

Negotiating Stances

The "underlying reasons" of the war required resolution, the Russian diplomat stated, using Kremlin shorthand for a range of extensive requirements that include the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the Donbas as well as the disarmament of Ukraine – a non-starter for Ukraine and its European partners.

Zelensky stated conversations concerning the battle positions were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Russia was "taking all measures" to prevent dialogue.

He further commented the exclusive issue that could cause Russia to "become engaged" was that of the provision of long-range weapons to the Ukrainian military.

Strategic Factors

The Russian president's unplanned conversation with Trump last Thursday occurred before speculation that the US was considering delivering distance-capable weapons to Ukrainian forces that could possibly hit deep into Russia.

The Ukrainian leader stated it was the missile discussion that had compelled Moscow to engage in discussion. The talk about the weapons systems had emerged as a "significant input" in negotiations", he remarked.