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Currently exist "no plans" for American leader President Trump to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "anytime soon", a White House official has declared.

Last Thursday the US president said he and the Russian president would meet in Hungary's capital within two weeks to examine the Ukraine conflict.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was planned for recently - but the administration stated the two had had a "constructive" discussion and that a face-to-face session was not "necessary".

The White House declined to provide additional specifics on why the talks had been put on hold.

Earlier Events

Trump had discussed a Budapest summit during a call with Putin, a just prior to hosting Ukraine's President Zelensky in the White House.

Certain accounts indicated his talks with Zelensky had been a "heated exchange", with insiders claiming the president had pushed him to cede large areas of Ukraine's east as part of a settlement with Russia.

Yet, on Monday Trump supported a ceasefire proposal endorsed by Kyiv and European leaders to halt the war on the existing battle lines.

"Leave it as is the way it is," he remarked.

Moscow has consistently objected against halting the existing front lines.

The Russian government was solely focused on "long-term, sustainable peace", Russia's foreign minister commented on Tuesday, implying that halting hostilities would simply constitute a short-term truce.

Negotiating Stances

The "underlying reasons" of the war demanded attention, the Russian diplomat stated, using Kremlin shorthand for a range of comprehensive conditions that include the acceptance of complete Moscow control over the Donbas as well as the demilitarisation of the country – a non-starter for Ukraine and its European partners.

Zelensky stated talks regarding the current lines were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Russia was "employing all tactics" to avoid diplomacy.

He additionally stated the only topic that could make Moscow "become engaged" was that of the provision of extended-range arms to the Ukrainian military.

Military Considerations

Putin's spontaneous discussion with the US leader recently occurred before rumors that the US was preparing to send extended-range cruise missiles to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike Russian territory.

The Ukrainian leader said it was the weapons consideration that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The talk about the weapons systems had turned out to be a "valuable contribution" in international relations", he added.