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Currently exist "no preparations" for US President President Trump to confer with Russian President Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has declared.

This past week Trump stated he and the Russian president would meet in Budapest soon to address the ongoing hostilities.

A preparatory meeting between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the White House clarified the two had had a "productive" discussion and that a meeting was no longer "needed".

The administration withheld additional specifics on the reason the negotiations had been delayed.

Background Context

The US president had raised the possibility of a Budapest summit over the phone with the Russian leader, a just prior to meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Various sources claimed his meeting with Zelensky had been a "contentious discussion", with insiders indicating the president had pressured him to give up large areas of eastern Ukraine as part of a settlement with Russia.

However, on this week Trump supported a peace initiative supported by Ukraine and European leaders to pause the war on the present positions.

"Leave it as is the way it is," he stated.

Russia has repeatedly pushed back against freezing the current line of contact.

Moscow was exclusively seeking "long-term, sustainable peace", Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday, implying that freezing the front line would simply constitute a temporary ceasefire.

Political Perspectives

The "root causes" of the conflict demanded attention, Lavrov emphasized, using Russian diplomatic language for a set of extensive requirements that include the acceptance of complete Moscow control over the eastern region as well as the military reduction of the country – a unacceptable proposition for Kyiv and its European partners.

The Ukrainian president stated talks regarding the current lines were the "start of negotiations" but that Moscow was "employing all tactics" to avoid diplomacy.

He additionally stated the only topic that could cause Russia to "pay attention" was that of the delivery of distance-capable munitions to the Ukrainian military.

Weapons Discussions

Putin's spontaneous discussion with the US leader recently preceded rumors that the United States was planning to provide distance-capable weapons to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike deep into Russia.

Zelensky asserted it was the Tomahawks issue that had pressured the Kremlin to participate in talks. The discussion regarding the missiles had proven to be a "significant input" in negotiations", he commented.