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There are "no arrangements" for American leader President Trump to confer with Russia's Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has declared.

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

A planning session between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was planned for recently - but the administration said the two had had a "constructive" conversation and that a face-to-face session was not "required".

The White House did not share any more details on why the talks had been postponed.

Previous Developments

The US president had discussed a Hungarian meeting during a call with Putin, a day before hosting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Certain accounts indicated his talks with Zelensky had been a "shouting match", with insiders suggesting Trump had urged him to give up extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Nevertheless, on this week the American president embraced a ceasefire proposal backed by Kyiv and EU officials to pause the conflict on the present positions.

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

Russia has consistently objected against halting the present battle positions.

Moscow was solely focused on "permanent resolution", Lavrov commented on this week, implying that freezing the front line would only amount to a brief pause.

Diplomatic Positions

The "fundamental issues" of the hostilities demanded attention, the Russian diplomat said, using Kremlin shorthand for a set of extensive requirements that include the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the disarmament of Ukraine – a unacceptable proposition for Ukraine and its EU supporters.

Zelensky commented discussions about the battle positions were the "start of negotiations" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to prevent dialogue.

He additionally stated the sole subject that could cause Russia to "become engaged" was that of the provision of distance-capable munitions to Ukraine.

Weapons Discussions

The Russian president's unplanned conversation with Trump recently preceded rumors that the United States was planning to provide distance-capable weapons to Ukraine that could possibly hit inside Russia.

The Ukrainian leader said it was the Tomahawks issue that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the missiles had emerged as a "significant input" in diplomacy", he added.