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There are "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to confer with Russian President Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has announced.

Recently the US president said he and the Kremlin leader would hold talks in Hungary's capital within two weeks to discuss the ongoing hostilities.

A preparatory meeting between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the White House stated the two had had a "positive" conversation and that a meeting was no longer "necessary".

The administration did not share further information on why the talks had been put on hold.

Previous Developments

Trump had raised the possibility of a Budapest summit over the phone with the Russian leader, a just prior to meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources suggested his meeting with the Ukrainian leader had been a "shouting match", with insiders claiming the president had pushed him to give up extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a settlement with Moscow.

However, on this week Trump endorsed a peace initiative endorsed by Kyiv and European leaders to halt the war on the present positions.

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

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

The Russian government was only interested in "enduring stability", Lavrov stated on this week, indicating that halting hostilities would merely represent a temporary ceasefire.

Political Perspectives

The "underlying reasons" of the hostilities needed to be addressed, Lavrov stated, using Kremlin shorthand for a set of extensive requirements that include the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the Donbas as well as the demilitarisation of the country – a unacceptable proposition for Ukraine and its European partners.

The Ukrainian president said discussions about the battle positions were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Russia was "employing all tactics" to prevent dialogue.

He additionally stated the exclusive issue that could cause Russia to "pay attention" was that of the provision of long-range weapons to Ukraine.

Weapons Discussions

Putin's unplanned conversation with the US leader last Thursday occurred before speculation that the United States was considering delivering extended-range cruise missiles to Ukraine that could potentially strike Russian territory.

Zelensky stated it was the weapons consideration that had pressured the Kremlin to enter into dialogue. The discussion regarding the weapons systems had emerged as a "significant input" in diplomacy", he added.