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Currently exist "no preparations" for American leader Donald Trump to meet Russia's Putin "in the near term", a White House official has stated.

Recently the US president indicated he and the Russian president would conduct negotiations in Budapest in the coming fortnight to address the war in Ukraine.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the White House said the two had had a "positive" call and that a meeting was no longer "necessary".

The White House withheld any more details on the reason the negotiations had been delayed.

Previous Developments

The US president had raised the possibility of a Budapest summit over the phone with the Russian leader, a just prior to hosting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Some reports indicated his talks with Zelensky had been a "shouting match", with those familiar claiming Trump had pressured him to relinquish significant territories of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Yet, on Monday the American president supported a peace initiative supported by Kyiv and European leaders to pause the hostilities on the present positions.

"Leave it as is where it stands," he stated.

Russia has repeatedly pushed back against pausing the existing front lines.

Moscow was solely focused on "permanent resolution", Lavrov stated on this week, suggesting that halting hostilities would only amount to a temporary ceasefire.

Negotiating Stances

The "fundamental issues" of the hostilities needed to be addressed, Lavrov stated, using Russian diplomatic language for a range of extensive requirements that encompass the recognition of total Russian authority over the Donbas as well as the disarmament of Ukraine – a non-starter for Ukraine and its Western allies.

Zelensky stated talks regarding the front line were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Russia was "taking all measures" to avoid diplomacy.

He additionally stated the only topic 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 recently occurred before rumors that the United States was planning to provide extended-range cruise missiles to Ukraine that could theoretically target Russian territory.

Zelensky asserted it was the weapons consideration that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the missiles had proven to be a "valuable contribution" in negotiations", he remarked.