Arrangements for Putin-Trump Summit Shelved Days After Hungarian Capital Negotiations Announced

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

This past week the US president stated he and the Russian president would conduct negotiations in Hungary's capital in the coming fortnight to discuss the ongoing hostilities.

A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his opposite number Sergei Lavrov was planned for recently - but the White House stated the two had had a "positive" call and that a meeting was not "necessary".

The White House withheld any more details on the reason the negotiations had been postponed.

Earlier Events

The US president had discussed a Hungarian meeting via telephone with the Russian leader, a day before meeting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the White House.

Some reports suggested his talks with Zelensky had been a "contentious discussion", with insiders suggesting the president had pushed him to relinquish extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a deal with Russia.

Nevertheless, on Monday the American president supported a peace initiative supported by Ukraine and European leaders to halt the war on the existing battle lines.

"Let it be cut in its current state," he stated.

Moscow has frequently resisted against freezing the present battle positions.

Moscow was solely focused on "permanent resolution", Lavrov stated on this week, suggesting that halting hostilities would only amount to a temporary ceasefire.

Political Perspectives

The "underlying reasons" of the hostilities required resolution, Lavrov stated, using Kremlin shorthand for a range of extensive requirements that include the acknowledgment of total Russian authority over the eastern region as well as the disarmament of Ukraine – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its Western allies.

The Ukrainian president stated discussions about the battle positions were the "start of negotiations" but that Russia was "doing everything" 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 Ukraine.

Military Considerations

The Russian president's spontaneous discussion with the US leader recently came ahead of rumors that the US was considering delivering long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike deep into Russia.

Zelensky said it was the weapons consideration that had compelled Moscow to enter into dialogue. The conversation concerning the missiles had proven to be a "valuable contribution" in diplomacy", he remarked.