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Currently exist "no arrangements" for US President President Trump to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "in the immediate future", a White House official has announced.

Recently the US president said he and the Russian president would conduct negotiations in Hungary's capital soon to address the Ukraine conflict.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was due to be held recently - but the White House stated the two had had a "constructive" conversation and that a meeting was no longer "needed".

The White House withheld any more details on the reason the negotiations had been postponed.

Previous Developments

Trump had discussed a Budapest summit during a call with Putin, a day before hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources indicated his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "contentious discussion", with insiders suggesting the president had urged him to cede significant territories of eastern Ukraine as part of a settlement with Moscow.

Nevertheless, on this week Trump endorsed a truce plan endorsed by Ukraine and EU officials to halt the conflict on the existing battle lines.

"Leave it as is in its current state," he stated.

Russia has frequently resisted against freezing the current line of contact.

Moscow was solely focused on "long-term, sustainable peace", Lavrov commented on Tuesday, implying that halting hostilities would merely represent a short-term truce.

Political Perspectives

The "fundamental issues" of the war demanded attention, Lavrov emphasized, using Moscow's terminology for a series of comprehensive conditions that encompass the acceptance of total Russian authority over the eastern region as well as the disarmament of the country – a impossible condition for Ukraine and its EU supporters.

Zelensky commented conversations concerning the battle positions were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Russia was "employing all tactics" to evade negotiations.

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

Weapons Discussions

Putin's unscheduled call with Trump recently preceded speculation that the United States was planning to provide distance-capable weapons to Ukraine that could potentially strike deep into Russia.

The Ukrainian leader stated it was the Tomahawks issue that had forced Russia to engage in discussion. The conversation concerning the weapons systems had turned out to be a "strong investment" in diplomacy", he remarked.