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Currently exist "no plans" for American leader President Trump to confer with Russia's Vladimir Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has announced.

Last Thursday Trump said he and the Kremlin leader would meet in Budapest soon to examine the war in Ukraine.

A planning session between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was planned for this week - but the administration clarified the two had had a "constructive" conversation and that a meeting was not "necessary".

The administration declined to provide additional specifics on why the talks had been delayed.

Earlier Events

The US president had discussed a Budapest summit via telephone with the Russian leader, a just prior to hosting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Some reports claimed his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "shouting match", with those familiar indicating Trump had pushed him to give up significant territories of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Russia.

Yet, on this week Trump supported a peace initiative backed by Ukraine and European leaders to pause the conflict on the present positions.

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

Moscow has consistently objected against freezing the current line of contact.

The Russian government was exclusively seeking "long-term, sustainable peace", Lavrov stated on Tuesday, suggesting that halting hostilities would only amount to a brief pause.

Diplomatic Positions

The "root causes" of the war demanded attention, Lavrov stated, using Russian diplomatic language for a range of extensive requirements that involve the recognition of complete Moscow control over the Donbas as well as the disarmament of the country – a impossible condition for Ukraine and its European partners.

Zelensky stated talks regarding the front line were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Moscow was "employing all tactics" to prevent dialogue.

He additionally stated the only topic that could cause Russia to "pay attention" was that of the provision of extended-range arms to Ukraine.

Weapons Discussions

The Russian president's spontaneous discussion with the US leader recently occurred before reports that the United States was planning to provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine that could theoretically target Russian territory.

The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the missile discussion that had forced Russia to participate in talks. The talk about the missiles had proven to be a "valuable contribution" in negotiations", he commented.