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There are "no arrangements" for American leader President Trump to confer with Russian President Vladimir Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has announced.

Recently Trump stated he and the Kremlin leader would hold talks in Budapest soon to examine the Ukraine conflict.

A planning session between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was planned for this week - but the administration stated the two had had a "positive" conversation and that a face-to-face session was no longer "required".

The administration did not share further information on the reason the negotiations had been postponed.

Earlier Events

Trump had discussed a Budapest summit via telephone with the Russian leader, a day before meeting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Some reports indicated his meeting with the Ukrainian leader had been a "heated exchange", with those familiar indicating Trump had pushed him to relinquish extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a deal with Russia.

However, on Monday the American president endorsed a truce plan backed by Kyiv and EU officials to freeze the conflict on the existing battle lines.

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

Russia has frequently resisted against pausing the present battle positions.

The Russian government was exclusively seeking "permanent resolution", Lavrov commented on this week, implying that pausing conflict would simply constitute a brief pause.

Negotiating Stances

The "fundamental issues" of the hostilities required resolution, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Moscow's terminology for a set of extensive requirements that encompass the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the disarmament of the country – a impossible condition for Ukraine and its Western allies.

The Ukrainian president stated conversations concerning the battle positions were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to avoid diplomacy.

He additionally stated the only topic that could cause Russia to "pay attention" was that of the provision of long-range weapons to the Ukrainian military.

Weapons Discussions

Putin's unscheduled call with Trump recently occurred before rumors that the United States was planning to provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike inside Russia.

Zelensky said it was the weapons consideration that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the weapons systems had emerged as a "strong investment" in diplomacy", he added.