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

Recently the US president stated he and the Russian president would hold talks in Hungary's capital soon to examine the ongoing hostilities.

A planning session between US Secretary of State Secretary Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the administration said the two had had a "positive" conversation and that a meeting was not "required".

The White House did not share additional specifics on the reason the negotiations had been delayed.

Earlier Events

Trump had raised the possibility of a Hungarian meeting during a call with Putin, a day before hosting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Some reports indicated his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "shouting match", with insiders indicating the president had pushed him to give up extensive regions of eastern Ukraine as part of a deal with Russia.

Nevertheless, on this week Trump embraced a ceasefire proposal backed by Kyiv and EU officials to pause the conflict on the existing battle lines.

"Leave it as is the way it is," he stated.

Russia has consistently objected against halting the existing front lines.

The Russian government was exclusively seeking "permanent resolution", Russia's foreign minister stated on this week, suggesting that pausing conflict would simply constitute a short-term truce.

Negotiating Stances

The "underlying reasons" of the hostilities required resolution, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Russian diplomatic language for a range of extensive requirements that encompass the acceptance of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the disarmament of Ukraine – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its Western allies.

Zelensky said talks regarding the battle positions were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Moscow was "taking all measures" to evade negotiations.

He also said the exclusive issue that could make Moscow "take notice" was that of the supply of extended-range arms to the Ukrainian military.

Weapons Discussions

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

Zelensky stated it was the missile discussion that had forced Russia to enter into dialogue. The discussion regarding the weapons systems had emerged as a "strong investment" in international relations", he remarked.