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Currently exist "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to meet Russia's Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has declared.

Last Thursday Trump said he and the Kremlin leader would meet in Hungary's capital within two weeks to discuss the ongoing hostilities.

A preparatory meeting between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the administration said the two had had a "productive" conversation and that a face-to-face session was no longer "needed".

The administration did not share any more details on why the talks had been postponed.

Previous Developments

The US president had discussed a Hungarian meeting during a call with the Russian leader, a just prior to meeting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Certain accounts indicated his meeting with Zelensky had been a "contentious discussion", with those familiar claiming the president had pushed him to give up significant territories of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Russia.

Yet, on Monday the American president endorsed a ceasefire proposal endorsed by Ukraine and EU officials to halt the war on the existing battle lines.

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

Russia has frequently resisted against freezing the present battle positions.

Moscow was solely focused on "long-term, sustainable peace", Lavrov commented on Tuesday, implying that halting hostilities would simply constitute a short-term truce.

Political Perspectives

The "fundamental issues" of the conflict needed to be addressed, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Kremlin shorthand for a series of comprehensive conditions that include the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the Donbas as well as the military reduction of the country – a impossible condition for Ukraine and its EU supporters.

Zelensky said discussions about the battle positions were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Russia was "employing all tactics" to evade negotiations.

He further commented the only topic that could cause Russia to "pay attention" was that of the delivery of distance-capable munitions to Ukraine.

Military Considerations

The Russian president's unplanned conversation with the US leader last Thursday occurred before speculation that the United States was preparing to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukrainian forces that could theoretically target deep into Russia.

Zelensky stated it was the weapons consideration that had pressured the Kremlin to enter into dialogue. The discussion regarding the missiles had proven to be a "significant input" in diplomacy", he commented.