Currently exist "no preparations" for American leader Donald Trump to confer with Russia's Vladimir Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has stated.
Last Thursday Trump indicated he and the Russian president would meet in Budapest within two weeks to address the ongoing hostilities.
A initial discussion between US Secretary of State Secretary Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was scheduled to occur recently - but the administration stated the two had had a "productive" call and that a meeting was not "required".
The White House withheld additional specifics on the reason the negotiations had been delayed.
Previous Developments
The US president had raised the possibility of a Budapest summit over the phone with Putin, a just prior to hosting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House.
Various sources suggested his meeting with the Ukrainian leader had been a "shouting match", with sources claiming Trump had pushed him to relinquish large areas of eastern Ukraine as part of a settlement with Russia.
Yet, on Monday Trump embraced a truce plan supported by Kyiv and EU officials to pause the hostilities on the present positions.
"Leave it as is where it stands," he said.
Russia has consistently objected against halting the present battle positions.
The Russian government was only interested in "long-term, sustainable peace", Lavrov stated on this week, indicating that pausing conflict would merely represent a temporary ceasefire.
Negotiating Stances
The "root causes" of the war needed to be addressed, Lavrov stated, using Russian diplomatic language for a series of extensive requirements that include the acknowledgment of complete Moscow control over the eastern region as well as the disarmament of the country – a unacceptable proposition for Ukraine and its Western allies.
Zelensky commented conversations concerning the battle positions were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Russia was "doing everything" to prevent dialogue.
He additionally stated the only topic that could cause Russia to "pay attention" was that of the supply of distance-capable munitions to the Ukrainian military.
Military Considerations
The Russian president's unplanned conversation with the US leader last Thursday came ahead of reports that the United States was preparing to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike Russian territory.
Zelensky asserted it was the Tomahawks issue that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The discussion regarding the weapons systems had turned out to be a "valuable contribution" in negotiations", he commented.
