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There are "no arrangements" for US President Donald Trump to confer with Russian President Vladimir Putin "in the immediate future", a White House official has stated.

This past week the US president said he and the Kremlin leader would hold talks in Hungary's capital within two weeks to examine the war in Ukraine.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Lavrov was planned for recently - but the White House clarified the two had had a "constructive" call and that a face-to-face session was not "required".

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

Previous Developments

The US president had raised the possibility of a Budapest summit during a call with the Russian leader, a day before hosting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Certain accounts suggested his meeting with Zelensky had been a "contentious discussion", with sources claiming the president had urged him to give up extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Nevertheless, on this week Trump endorsed a ceasefire proposal supported by Kyiv and EU officials to pause the conflict on the current front line.

"Freeze the lines where it stands," he remarked.

Russia has repeatedly pushed back against freezing the current line of contact.

Moscow was solely focused on "enduring stability", Russia's foreign minister stated on this week, suggesting that freezing the front line would simply constitute a temporary ceasefire.

Negotiating Stances

The "fundamental issues" of the conflict required resolution, the Russian diplomat stated, using Moscow's terminology for a series of extensive requirements that encompass the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the Donbas as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a impossible condition for Ukraine and its European partners.

Zelensky stated discussions about the current lines were the "start of negotiations" but that Moscow was "employing all tactics" to avoid diplomacy.

He additionally stated the sole subject that could make Moscow "pay attention" was that of the supply of extended-range arms to the Ukrainian military.

Strategic Factors

Putin's unscheduled call with Trump recently preceded reports that the United States was considering delivering long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine that could possibly hit inside Russia.

The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the weapons consideration that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the missiles had emerged as a "strong investment" in international relations", he added.