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Currently exist "no arrangements" for American leader Donald Trump to confer with Russia's Putin "in the near term", a White House official has declared.

Last Thursday the US president indicated he and the Russian president would hold talks in Budapest soon to examine the ongoing hostilities.

A preparatory meeting between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was planned for this week - but the White House said the two had had a "constructive" call and that a face-to-face session was not "necessary".

The administration declined to provide additional specifics on the reason the negotiations had been postponed.

Earlier Events

The US president had raised the possibility of a Budapest summit during a call with Putin, a day before meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources indicated his talks with Zelensky had been a "contentious discussion", with sources indicating Trump had urged him to relinquish significant territories of Ukraine's east as part of a settlement with Moscow.

Nevertheless, on Monday the American president supported a peace initiative supported by Kyiv and EU officials to pause the hostilities on the present positions.

"Let it be cut the way it is," he remarked.

Moscow has frequently resisted against halting the current line of contact.

Moscow was exclusively seeking "enduring stability", Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday, indicating that freezing the front line would simply constitute a short-term truce.

Negotiating Stances

The "underlying reasons" of the war required resolution, Lavrov stated, using Kremlin shorthand for a set of extensive requirements that involve the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its Western allies.

Zelensky stated discussions about the front line were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "employing all tactics" to prevent dialogue.

He additionally stated the exclusive issue that could make Moscow "pay attention" was that of the delivery of extended-range arms to the Ukrainian military.

Military Considerations

Putin's unplanned conversation with Trump last Thursday preceded rumors that the United States was planning to provide distance-capable weapons to Ukraine that could possibly hit deep into Russia.

Zelensky stated it was the Tomahawks issue that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The discussion regarding the weapons systems had proven to be a "significant input" in diplomacy", he added.