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Currently exist "no preparations" for American leader President Trump to confer with Russian President Putin "in the immediate future", a White House official has stated.

Last Thursday Trump said he and the Kremlin leader would hold talks in Hungary's capital soon to discuss the Ukraine conflict.

A planning session between US Secretary of State Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Lavrov was planned for recently - but the White House said the two had had a "productive" conversation and that a face-to-face session was not "required".

The White House withheld additional specifics on why the talks had been put on hold.

Background Context

Trump had discussed a Hungarian meeting via telephone with the Russian leader, a day before meeting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Various sources suggested his meeting with Zelensky had been a "heated exchange", with sources indicating the president had pushed him to cede large areas of eastern Ukraine as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Yet, on Monday Trump embraced a ceasefire proposal endorsed by Ukraine and EU officials to pause the hostilities on the existing battle lines.

"Leave it as is where it stands," he said.

Moscow has consistently objected against halting the current line of contact.

Moscow was exclusively seeking "long-term, sustainable peace", Russia's foreign minister commented on this week, implying that halting hostilities would merely represent a short-term truce.

Political Perspectives

The "fundamental issues" of the conflict needed to be addressed, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Moscow's terminology for a series of extensive requirements that encompass the acceptance of full Russian sovereignty over the Donbas as well as the disarmament of Ukraine – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its EU supporters.

The Ukrainian president stated conversations concerning the current lines were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to evade negotiations.

He additionally stated the exclusive issue that could cause Russia to "pay attention" was that of the delivery of distance-capable munitions to the Ukrainian military.

Weapons Discussions

Putin's unscheduled call with Trump recently came ahead of reports that the US was preparing to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine that could theoretically target inside Russia.

Zelensky asserted it was the weapons consideration that had compelled Moscow to enter into dialogue. The talk about the weapons systems had turned out to be a "valuable contribution" in negotiations", he remarked.