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Currently exist "no arrangements" for US President President Trump to confer with Russian President Vladimir Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has stated.

Recently the US president stated he and the Kremlin leader would conduct negotiations in Hungary's capital within two weeks to discuss the ongoing hostilities.

A planning session between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was planned for recently - but the White House stated the two had had a "positive" call and that a face-to-face session was no longer "needed".

The White House declined to provide further information on the reason the negotiations had been delayed.

Background Context

The US president had discussed a Hungarian meeting via telephone with the Russian leader, a just prior to meeting Ukraine's President Zelensky in the White House.

Certain accounts indicated his talks with Zelensky had been a "shouting match", with those familiar suggesting Trump had pushed him to cede large areas of eastern Ukraine as part of a agreement with Russia.

Nevertheless, on this week the American president endorsed a ceasefire proposal backed by Kyiv and European leaders to freeze the war on the existing battle lines.

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

Moscow has frequently resisted against pausing the present battle positions.

The Russian government was only interested in "long-term, sustainable peace", Lavrov said on Tuesday, suggesting that halting hostilities would only amount to a temporary ceasefire.

Political Perspectives

The "fundamental issues" of the conflict needed to be addressed, the Russian diplomat stated, using Russian diplomatic language for a set of comprehensive conditions that include the recognition of total Russian authority over the Donbas as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its European partners.

The Ukrainian president commented conversations concerning the battle positions were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Russia was "taking all measures" to prevent dialogue.

He also said the only topic that could make Moscow "become engaged" was that of the provision of long-range weapons to Ukraine.

Military Considerations

The Russian president's spontaneous discussion with the US leader recently preceded speculation that the US was considering delivering distance-capable weapons to Ukraine that could theoretically target inside Russia.

The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the Tomahawks issue that had compelled Moscow to enter into dialogue. The discussion regarding the missiles had turned out to be a "strong investment" in diplomacy", he added.