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Currently exist "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to meet Russia's Putin "in the immediate future", a White House official has stated.

Recently the US president indicated he and the Kremlin leader would meet in Budapest soon to examine the ongoing hostilities.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was planned for recently - but the administration clarified the two had had a "productive" call and that a face-to-face session was not "required".

The administration declined to provide any more details on why the talks had been put on hold.

Earlier Events

Trump had discussed a Hungarian meeting during a call with the Russian leader, a just prior to meeting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Some reports suggested his meeting with Zelensky had been a "shouting match", with those familiar claiming the president had pressured him to cede large areas of eastern Ukraine as part of a settlement with Russia.

Nevertheless, on Monday the American president supported a truce plan backed by Ukraine and EU officials to halt the hostilities on the existing battle lines.

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

Russia has consistently objected against halting the existing front lines.

The Russian government was solely focused on "permanent resolution", Lavrov said on Tuesday, suggesting that freezing the front line would merely represent a temporary ceasefire.

Negotiating Stances

The "fundamental issues" of the conflict demanded attention, Lavrov emphasized, using Moscow's terminology for a range of comprehensive conditions that involve the recognition of total Russian authority over the Donbas as well as the disarmament of the country – a unacceptable proposition for Kyiv and its European partners.

Zelensky said talks regarding the front line were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "employing all tactics" to evade negotiations.

He additionally stated the exclusive issue that could make Moscow "pay attention" was that of the provision of extended-range arms to the Ukrainian military.

Weapons Discussions

The Russian president's spontaneous discussion with Trump last Thursday came ahead of speculation that the United States was preparing to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike Russian territory.

The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the Tomahawks issue that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the weapons systems had proven to be a "strong investment" in negotiations", he commented.