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There are "no plans" for American leader Donald Trump to confer with Russia's Putin "anytime soon", a White House official has stated.

Recently Trump said he and the Kremlin leader would meet in Budapest in the coming fortnight to address the Ukraine conflict.

A preparatory meeting between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Lavrov was planned for this week - but the administration stated the two had had a "constructive" discussion and that a face-to-face session was not "required".

The White House declined to provide additional specifics on why the talks had been put on hold.

Previous Developments

The US president had raised the possibility of a Hungarian meeting over the phone with the Russian leader, a just prior to meeting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources indicated his meeting with the Ukrainian leader had been a "contentious discussion", with sources indicating the president had pushed him to cede extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Nevertheless, on Monday Trump endorsed a ceasefire proposal endorsed by Kyiv and EU officials to freeze the hostilities on the current front line.

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

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

Moscow was solely focused on "permanent resolution", Russia's foreign minister commented on Tuesday, suggesting that freezing the front line would only amount to a short-term truce.

Negotiating Stances

The "root causes" of the war required resolution, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Russian diplomatic language for a set of comprehensive conditions that involve the acceptance of total Russian authority over the Donbas as well as the military reduction of the country – a impossible condition for Ukraine and its Western allies.

The Ukrainian president stated conversations concerning the current lines were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "taking all measures" to evade negotiations.

He additionally stated the only topic that could make Moscow "become engaged" was that of the delivery of extended-range arms to Ukraine.

Military Considerations

Putin's unplanned conversation with Trump last Thursday preceded rumors that the US was planning to provide extended-range cruise missiles to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike deep into Russia.

Zelensky stated it was the weapons consideration that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the weapons systems had turned out to be a "significant input" in diplomacy", he remarked.