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Currently exist "no preparations" for US President President Trump to meet Russia's Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has announced.

This past week Trump indicated he and the Kremlin leader would hold talks in Budapest soon to discuss the ongoing hostilities.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the White House stated the two had had a "constructive" call and that a meeting was not "necessary".

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

Previous Developments

The US president had discussed a Hungarian meeting over the phone with Putin, a day before hosting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Certain accounts suggested his talks with Zelensky had been a "heated exchange", with insiders claiming the president had pressured him to give up extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a deal with Moscow.

However, on this week Trump supported a truce plan supported by Ukraine and EU officials to freeze the war on the current front line.

"Let it be cut in its current state," he remarked.

Russia has frequently resisted against halting the existing front lines.

Moscow was solely focused on "enduring stability", Russia's foreign minister stated on Tuesday, indicating that freezing the front line would merely represent a brief pause.

Negotiating Stances

The "fundamental issues" of the hostilities demanded attention, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Moscow's terminology for a set of maximalist demands that involve the acknowledgment of complete Moscow control over the eastern region as well as the demilitarisation of Ukraine – a non-starter for Kyiv and its European partners.

Zelensky stated discussions about the battle positions were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to evade negotiations.

He further commented the sole subject that could make Moscow "take notice" was that of the provision of long-range weapons to Ukraine.

Military Considerations

The Russian president's unplanned conversation with Trump recently preceded reports that the US was planning to provide extended-range cruise missiles to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike Russian territory.

Zelensky said it was the Tomahawks issue that had forced Russia to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the missiles had proven to be a "strong investment" in international relations", he added.