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

Recently Trump stated he and the Russian president would hold talks in Hungary's capital within two weeks to examine the ongoing hostilities.

A initial discussion between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the White House stated the two had had a "constructive" call and that a face-to-face session was not "necessary".

The administration did not share additional specifics on why the talks had been postponed.

Earlier Events

Trump had discussed a Hungarian meeting over the phone with the Russian leader, a day before hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources claimed his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "heated exchange", with those familiar indicating the president had pushed him to relinquish significant territories of eastern Ukraine as part of a agreement with Russia.

Yet, on Monday the American president endorsed a peace initiative supported by Ukraine and European leaders to halt the war on the current front line.

"Freeze the lines the way it is," he remarked.

Moscow has frequently resisted against pausing the current line of contact.

The Russian government was only interested in "permanent resolution", Russia's foreign minister commented on Tuesday, suggesting that pausing conflict would simply constitute a temporary ceasefire.

Political Perspectives

The "fundamental issues" of the hostilities required resolution, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Kremlin shorthand for a range of maximalist demands that encompass the acknowledgment of total Russian authority over the Donbas as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a unacceptable proposition for Kyiv and its EU supporters.

Zelensky stated talks regarding the front line were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to prevent dialogue.

He further commented the exclusive issue that could make Moscow "pay attention" was that of the provision of long-range weapons to Ukraine.

Weapons Discussions

Putin's unscheduled call with the US leader recently preceded rumors that the United States was considering delivering extended-range cruise missiles to Ukraine that could potentially strike Russian territory.

Zelensky said it was the Tomahawks issue that had forced Russia to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the missiles had turned out to be a "significant input" in international relations", he commented.