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Currently exist "no preparations" for US President President Trump to confer with Russian President Putin "in the immediate future", a administration representative has announced.

Last Thursday the US president stated he and the Kremlin leader would conduct negotiations in Hungary's capital in the coming fortnight to discuss the war in Ukraine.

A planning session between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was planned for this week - but the administration clarified the two had had a "constructive" call and that a face-to-face session was not "needed".

The administration did not share any more details on the reason the negotiations had been put on hold.

Previous Developments

Trump had raised the possibility of a Budapest summit via telephone with the Russian leader, a just prior to hosting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the White House.

Some reports suggested his talks with Zelensky had been a "heated exchange", with sources indicating Trump had pressured him to give up extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Yet, on Monday Trump embraced a peace initiative endorsed by Kyiv and European leaders to freeze the hostilities on the current front line.

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

Moscow has consistently objected against halting the present battle positions.

The Russian government was exclusively seeking "permanent resolution", Lavrov stated on Tuesday, implying that halting hostilities would merely represent a brief pause.

Negotiating Stances

The "underlying reasons" of the conflict demanded attention, the Russian diplomat said, using Kremlin shorthand for a set of comprehensive conditions that encompass the acceptance of full Russian sovereignty over the Donbas as well as the demilitarisation of Ukraine – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its Western allies.

The Ukrainian president stated talks regarding the current lines were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "employing all tactics" to prevent dialogue.

He further commented the exclusive issue that could cause Russia to "take notice" was that of the provision of extended-range arms to Ukraine.

Weapons Discussions

The Russian president's unplanned conversation with the US leader recently came ahead of rumors that the US was planning to provide extended-range cruise missiles to Ukraine that could potentially strike deep into Russia.

The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the Tomahawks issue that had compelled Moscow to enter into dialogue. The talk about the weapons systems had emerged as a "valuable contribution" in international relations", he remarked.