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Currently exist "no preparations" for US President President Trump to confer with Russia's Putin "anytime soon", a White House official has declared.

This past week Trump said he and the Russian president would hold talks in Hungary's capital in the coming fortnight to address the ongoing hostilities.

A planning session between US Secretary of State Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the administration stated the two had had a "productive" conversation and that a meeting was no longer "necessary".

The administration did not share any more details on why the talks had been postponed.

Previous Developments

The US president had raised the possibility of a Hungarian meeting during a call with Putin, a just prior to hosting Ukraine's President Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources suggested his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "contentious discussion", with those familiar suggesting Trump had pushed him to give up extensive regions of eastern Ukraine as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Yet, on Monday the American president embraced a ceasefire proposal supported by Kyiv and EU officials to halt the war on the existing battle lines.

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

Moscow has frequently resisted against halting the present battle positions.

Moscow was only interested in "enduring stability", Lavrov stated on this week, suggesting that freezing the front line would simply constitute a short-term truce.

Diplomatic Positions

The "fundamental issues" of the war required resolution, Lavrov emphasized, using Russian diplomatic language for a set of comprehensive conditions that involve the recognition of total Russian authority over the eastern region as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a unacceptable proposition for Kyiv and its European partners.

The Ukrainian president commented conversations concerning the battle positions were the "start of negotiations" but that Moscow was "employing all tactics" to prevent dialogue.

He additionally stated the sole subject that could make Moscow "take notice" was that of the delivery of extended-range arms to Ukraine.

Strategic Factors

The Russian president's unplanned conversation with the US leader recently preceded reports that the United States was preparing to send extended-range cruise missiles to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike deep into Russia.

The Ukrainian leader stated it was the Tomahawks issue that had pressured the Kremlin to participate in talks. The talk about the weapons systems had proven to be a "strong investment" in negotiations", he commented.