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Currently exist "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has declared.

Last Thursday Trump indicated he and the Kremlin leader would hold talks in Hungary's capital in the coming fortnight to discuss the war in Ukraine.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was due to be held this week - but the White House said the two had had a "productive" conversation and that a face-to-face session was not "needed".

The administration declined to provide any more details on the reason the negotiations had been postponed.

Earlier Events

The US president had discussed a Hungarian meeting during a call with the Russian leader, a day before hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Certain accounts indicated his talks with Zelensky had been a "contentious discussion", with insiders claiming the president had pressured him to relinquish extensive regions of eastern Ukraine as part of a deal with Russia.

Yet, on this week the American president supported a peace initiative supported by Kyiv and EU officials to halt the conflict on the present positions.

"Freeze the lines the way it is," he said.

Russia has repeatedly pushed back against halting the existing front lines.

Moscow was only interested in "long-term, sustainable peace", Lavrov stated on Tuesday, implying that pausing conflict would only amount to a brief pause.

Diplomatic Positions

The "underlying reasons" of the war required resolution, the Russian diplomat said, using Russian diplomatic language for a series of extensive requirements that involve the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the disarmament of the country – a non-starter for Kyiv and its EU supporters.

Zelensky commented discussions about the battle positions were the "start of negotiations" but that Russia was "employing all tactics" to prevent dialogue.

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

The Russian president's unplanned conversation with the US leader recently occurred before reports that the US was planning to provide distance-capable weapons to Ukraine that could theoretically target inside Russia.

Zelensky asserted it was the missile discussion that had pressured the Kremlin to enter into dialogue. The discussion regarding the missiles had turned out to be a "valuable contribution" in negotiations", he commented.