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Currently exist "no arrangements" for American leader President Trump to meet Russia's Putin "anytime soon", a White House official has declared.

Recently Trump indicated he and the Kremlin leader would hold talks in Hungary's capital soon to address the war in Ukraine.

A planning session between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was planned for recently - but the White House stated the two had had a "productive" call and that a meeting was not "needed".

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

Background Context

Trump had discussed a Hungarian meeting during a call with the Russian leader, a just prior to hosting Ukraine's President Zelensky in the White House.

Certain accounts indicated his meeting with Zelensky had been a "shouting match", with those familiar claiming the president had pushed him to give up extensive regions of eastern Ukraine as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Nevertheless, on Monday Trump embraced a truce plan endorsed by Kyiv and EU officials to freeze the war on the current front line.

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

Russia has repeatedly pushed back against freezing the present battle positions.

The Russian government was solely focused on "enduring stability", Russia's foreign minister said on this week, implying that freezing the front line would merely represent a short-term truce.

Political Perspectives

The "underlying reasons" of the hostilities required resolution, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Russian diplomatic language for a set of comprehensive conditions that involve the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the Donbas as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a non-starter for Ukraine and its Western allies.

Zelensky said talks regarding the current lines were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to avoid diplomacy.

He additionally stated the exclusive issue that could cause Russia to "pay attention" was that of the provision of distance-capable munitions to Ukraine.

Strategic Factors

Putin's unscheduled call with Trump last Thursday preceded reports that the US was considering delivering distance-capable weapons to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike inside Russia.

The Ukrainian leader said it was the Tomahawks issue that had forced Russia to engage in discussion. The discussion regarding the missiles had turned out to be a "strong investment" in negotiations", he commented.