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There are "no plans" for American leader President Trump to meet Russian President Putin "anytime soon", a White House official has stated.

Recently Trump stated he and the Russian president would hold talks in Hungary's capital within two weeks to address the war in Ukraine.

A initial discussion between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Lavrov was due to be held this week - but the White House said the two had had a "positive" call and that a meeting was no longer "required".

The White House declined to provide additional specifics on the reason the negotiations had been postponed.

Previous Developments

Trump had raised the possibility of a Budapest summit during a call with Putin, a just prior to hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Certain accounts indicated his talks with Zelensky had been a "shouting match", with sources claiming Trump had urged him to cede large areas of eastern Ukraine as part of a deal with Moscow.

However, on Monday the American president supported a ceasefire proposal backed by Ukraine and EU officials to halt the war on the current front line.

"Let it be cut where it stands," he remarked.

Moscow has consistently objected against halting the existing front lines.

Moscow was exclusively seeking "long-term, sustainable peace", Russia's foreign minister stated on this week, suggesting that freezing the front line would only amount to a short-term truce.

Diplomatic Positions

The "fundamental issues" of the conflict required resolution, Lavrov stated, using Russian diplomatic language for a range of extensive requirements that include the acceptance of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a non-starter for Kyiv and its EU supporters.

The Ukrainian president stated talks regarding the current lines were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "employing all tactics" to prevent dialogue.

He additionally stated the sole subject that could cause Russia to "pay attention" was that of the supply of distance-capable munitions to the Ukrainian military.

Strategic Factors

Putin's unscheduled call with the US leader last Thursday occurred before speculation that the US was considering delivering distance-capable weapons to Ukraine that could theoretically target inside Russia.

Zelensky said it was the weapons consideration that had compelled Moscow to engage in discussion. The discussion regarding the missiles had proven to be a "valuable contribution" in international relations", he commented.