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There are "no preparations" for American leader Donald Trump to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has declared.

Last Thursday Trump said he and the Russian president would meet in Hungary's capital in the coming fortnight to examine the war in Ukraine.

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

The White House did not share additional specifics on the reason the negotiations had been put on hold.

Previous Developments

Trump had discussed a Hungarian meeting via telephone with Putin, a just prior to meeting Ukraine's President Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Certain accounts suggested his meeting with the Ukrainian leader had been a "heated exchange", with sources claiming Trump had pushed him to relinquish large areas of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Russia.

Yet, on Monday Trump endorsed a ceasefire proposal endorsed by Kyiv and European leaders to freeze the war on the present positions.

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

Moscow has consistently objected against freezing the present battle positions.

Moscow was solely focused on "enduring stability", Russia's foreign minister stated on this week, suggesting that pausing conflict would simply constitute a brief pause.

Political Perspectives

The "root causes" of the hostilities demanded attention, the Russian diplomat stated, using Kremlin shorthand for a range of comprehensive conditions that include the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a unacceptable proposition for Ukraine and its EU supporters.

The Ukrainian president commented discussions about the battle positions were the "start of negotiations" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to evade negotiations.

He also said the exclusive issue that could make Moscow "take notice" was that of the delivery of long-range weapons to Ukraine.

Weapons Discussions

The Russian president's unplanned conversation with the US leader last Thursday occurred before rumors that the US was preparing to send distance-capable weapons to Ukrainian forces that could possibly hit deep into Russia.

The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the Tomahawks issue that had forced Russia to engage in discussion. The talk about the weapons systems had turned out to be a "valuable contribution" in negotiations", he commented.