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

This past week Trump indicated he and the Kremlin leader would meet in Hungary's capital in the coming fortnight to address the war in Ukraine.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was due to be held this week - but the White House clarified the two had had a "positive" call and that a face-to-face session was not "required".

The administration declined to provide any more details on why the talks had been put on hold.

Previous Developments

Trump had discussed a Hungarian meeting during a call with the Russian leader, a just prior to hosting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Certain accounts indicated his talks with Zelensky had been a "contentious discussion", with sources claiming Trump had pressured him to relinquish extensive regions of eastern Ukraine as part of a settlement with Moscow.

However, on Monday Trump embraced a truce plan supported by Ukraine and European leaders to halt the hostilities on the current front line.

"Freeze the lines in its current state," he remarked.

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

The Russian government was only interested in "enduring stability", Russia's foreign minister commented on this week, implying that halting hostilities would simply constitute a short-term truce.

Political Perspectives

The "fundamental issues" of the war needed to be addressed, Lavrov said, using Kremlin shorthand for a set of comprehensive conditions that include the recognition of total Russian authority over the eastern region as well as the demilitarisation of the country – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its EU supporters.

Zelensky stated discussions about the front line were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to avoid diplomacy.

He additionally stated the sole subject that could make Moscow "become engaged" was that of the delivery of distance-capable munitions to Ukraine.

Weapons Discussions

Putin's unscheduled call with Trump recently preceded rumors that the US was considering delivering extended-range cruise missiles to Ukraine that could theoretically target inside Russia.

The Ukrainian leader said it was the missile discussion that had pressured the Kremlin to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the weapons systems had emerged as a "strong investment" in international relations", he commented.