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There are "no plans" for US President President Trump to confer with Russian President Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has declared.

Recently Trump indicated he and the Russian president would hold talks in Hungary's capital soon to examine the war in Ukraine.

A initial discussion between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was scheduled to occur recently - but the White House said the two had had a "productive" conversation and that a face-to-face session was not "needed".

The White House declined to provide further information on the reason the negotiations had been delayed.

Previous Developments

Trump had raised the possibility of a Hungarian meeting via telephone with the Russian leader, a just prior to hosting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources indicated his meeting with the Ukrainian leader had been a "heated exchange", with those familiar indicating the president had urged him to cede extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a deal with Russia.

Yet, on this week Trump endorsed a truce plan backed by Kyiv and EU officials to halt the hostilities on the existing battle lines.

"Freeze the lines where it stands," he remarked.

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

Moscow was only interested in "long-term, sustainable peace", Russia's foreign minister said on this week, implying that pausing conflict would only amount to a brief pause.

Diplomatic Positions

The "underlying reasons" of the conflict demanded attention, Lavrov emphasized, using Russian diplomatic language for a series of comprehensive conditions that encompass the recognition of complete Moscow control over the Donbas as well as the disarmament of Ukraine – a impossible condition for Ukraine and its EU supporters.

Zelensky commented discussions about the battle positions were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Russia was "doing everything" to prevent dialogue.

He additionally stated the sole subject that could cause Russia to "become engaged" was that of the provision of long-range weapons to Ukraine.

Weapons Discussions

Putin's spontaneous discussion with Trump last Thursday preceded reports that the United States was preparing to send extended-range cruise missiles to Ukraine that could possibly hit Russian territory.

The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the missile discussion that had compelled Moscow to engage in discussion. The conversation concerning the missiles had turned out to be a "valuable contribution" in international relations", he commented.