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Currently exist "no preparations" for American leader President Trump to confer with Russia's Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has stated.

This past week Trump said he and the Russian president would meet in Budapest in the coming fortnight to address the ongoing hostilities.

A planning session between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was due to be held this week - but the White House stated the two had had a "productive" call and that a meeting was not "necessary".

The White House declined to provide any more details on why the talks had been postponed.

Background Context

Trump had discussed a Hungarian meeting during a call with Putin, a day before hosting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the White House.

Some reports claimed his talks with Zelensky had been a "shouting match", with those familiar indicating Trump had pressured him to relinquish significant territories of eastern Ukraine as part of a deal with Moscow.

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

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

Russia has frequently resisted against halting the existing front lines.

The Russian government was exclusively seeking "permanent resolution", Russia's foreign minister commented on this week, implying that freezing the front line would simply constitute a brief pause.

Diplomatic Positions

The "fundamental issues" of the conflict needed to be addressed, the Russian diplomat said, using Kremlin shorthand for a set of extensive requirements that involve the acknowledgment of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the disarmament of Ukraine – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its Western allies.

The Ukrainian president commented discussions about the front line were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Russia was "taking all measures" to evade negotiations.

He additionally stated the sole subject that could cause Russia to "become engaged" was that of the supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine.

Military Considerations

Putin's unscheduled call with the US leader recently came ahead of rumors that the United States was planning to provide extended-range cruise missiles to Ukraine that could theoretically target Russian territory.

The Ukrainian leader stated it was the missile discussion that had pressured the Kremlin to engage in discussion. The discussion regarding the missiles had turned out to be a "strong investment" in negotiations", he commented.