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Currently exist "no arrangements" for American leader Donald Trump to confer with Russian President Putin "in the immediate future", a administration representative has stated.

Last Thursday the US president indicated he and the Russian president would meet in Hungary's capital in the coming fortnight to address the war in Ukraine.

A initial discussion between US Secretary of State Secretary Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was due to be held recently - but the administration stated the two had had a "constructive" call and that a meeting was no longer "needed".

The White House withheld additional specifics on why the talks had been put on hold.

Previous Developments

The US president had discussed a Hungarian meeting via telephone with Putin, a just prior to hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources indicated his meeting with Zelensky had been a "contentious discussion", with sources claiming the president had urged him to cede large areas of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Nevertheless, on this week the American president supported a peace initiative supported by Ukraine and EU officials to freeze the war on the present positions.

"Let it be cut in its current state," he stated.

Russia has frequently resisted against pausing the present battle positions.

The Russian government was exclusively seeking "permanent resolution", Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday, indicating that halting hostilities would simply constitute a brief pause.

Diplomatic Positions

The "root causes" of the war required resolution, the Russian diplomat stated, using Moscow's terminology for a set of comprehensive conditions that include the acceptance of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the demilitarisation of Ukraine – a unacceptable proposition for Ukraine and its Western allies.

Zelensky stated discussions about the current lines were the "start of negotiations" but that Moscow was "taking all measures" to prevent dialogue.

He also said the exclusive issue that could cause Russia to "take notice" was that of the provision of distance-capable munitions to Ukraine.

Military Considerations

The Russian president's unscheduled call with Trump last Thursday came ahead of speculation that the US was planning to provide extended-range cruise missiles to Ukrainian forces that could possibly hit Russian territory.

The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the Tomahawks issue that had compelled Moscow to engage in discussion. The discussion regarding the weapons systems had turned out to be a "strong investment" in diplomacy", he remarked.