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

Recently Trump said he and the Russian president would meet in Budapest soon to examine the ongoing hostilities.

A planning session between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was due to be held this week - but the White House stated the two had had a "positive" conversation and that a face-to-face session was no longer "required".

The administration withheld additional specifics on why the talks had been postponed.

Earlier Events

Trump had discussed a Budapest summit during a call with the Russian leader, a just prior to hosting Ukraine's President Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Certain accounts suggested his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "contentious discussion", with sources claiming the president had urged him to cede significant territories of eastern Ukraine as part of a deal with Moscow.

Nevertheless, on this week Trump supported a peace initiative backed by Ukraine and EU officials to freeze the conflict on the present positions.

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

Russia has repeatedly pushed back against halting the present battle positions.

The Russian government was only interested in "long-term, sustainable peace", Russia's foreign minister stated on this week, suggesting that pausing conflict would simply constitute a short-term truce.

Negotiating Stances

The "root causes" of the conflict demanded attention, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Moscow's terminology for a set of extensive requirements that encompass the recognition of complete Moscow control over the Donbas as well as the disarmament of the country – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its EU supporters.

Zelensky said conversations concerning the battle positions were the "start of negotiations" but that Russia was "taking all measures" to avoid diplomacy.

He further commented the only topic that could make Moscow "become engaged" was that of the supply of distance-capable munitions to Ukraine.

Military Considerations

Putin's unplanned conversation with the US leader recently occurred before reports that the US was considering delivering extended-range cruise missiles to Ukrainian forces that could theoretically target deep into Russia.

The Ukrainian leader said it was the Tomahawks issue that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The discussion regarding the weapons systems had turned out to be a "significant input" in international relations", he added.