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There are "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to meet Russian President Putin "in the near term", a White House official has announced.

Recently the US president stated he and the Russian president would conduct negotiations in Hungary's capital in the coming fortnight to examine the Ukraine conflict.

A initial discussion between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was planned for this week - but the administration said the two had had a "positive" call and that a face-to-face session was no longer "required".

The White House declined to provide any more details on the reason the negotiations had been postponed.

Earlier Events

The US president had raised the possibility of a Hungarian meeting via telephone with Putin, a day before meeting Ukraine's President Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources suggested his talks with Zelensky had been a "heated exchange", with insiders indicating the president had pressured him to give up large areas of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Yet, on Monday Trump supported a ceasefire proposal backed by Kyiv and European leaders to halt the war on the present positions.

"Let it be cut the way it is," he stated.

Russia has consistently objected against pausing the current line of contact.

The Russian government was exclusively seeking "enduring stability", Lavrov said on this week, indicating that halting hostilities would simply constitute a temporary ceasefire.

Diplomatic Positions

The "underlying reasons" of the hostilities demanded attention, the Russian diplomat stated, using Kremlin shorthand for a series of comprehensive conditions that encompass the acknowledgment of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a non-starter for Kyiv and its EU supporters.

Zelensky said discussions about the battle positions were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to avoid diplomacy.

He additionally stated the exclusive issue that could make Moscow "pay attention" was that of the supply of long-range weapons to the Ukrainian military.

Military Considerations

Putin's unplanned conversation with Trump recently occurred before rumors that the United States was preparing to send extended-range cruise missiles to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike deep into Russia.

Zelensky stated it was the weapons consideration that had compelled Moscow to enter into dialogue. The discussion regarding the missiles had emerged as a "valuable contribution" in negotiations", he added.