🔗 Share this article Plans for Trump-Putin Meeting Postponed Shortly Following Hungarian Capital Negotiations Proposed Trump and Putin previously convened in late summer in the northern US state and the American leader had said further talks would take place in the Hungarian capital There are "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has declared. This past week the US president stated he and the Russian president would conduct negotiations in Hungary's capital in the coming fortnight to examine the war in Ukraine. A preparatory meeting between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was due to be held recently - but the administration stated the two had had a "productive" discussion and that a meeting was not "required". The administration declined to provide any more details on the reason the negotiations had been delayed. Earlier Events Trump had raised the possibility of a Budapest summit during a call with the Russian leader, a day before meeting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the Oval Office. Certain accounts suggested his meeting with the Ukrainian leader had been a "shouting match", with sources suggesting Trump had pushed him to cede significant territories of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Russia. Yet, on Monday Trump endorsed a ceasefire proposal endorsed by Ukraine and European leaders to halt the hostilities on the current front line. "Freeze the lines where it stands," he stated. Russia has frequently resisted against halting the current line of contact. The Russian government was exclusively seeking "permanent resolution", Russia's foreign minister commented on Tuesday, suggesting that pausing conflict would merely represent a temporary ceasefire. Political Perspectives The "root causes" of the war demanded attention, the Russian diplomat stated, using Russian diplomatic language for a set of extensive requirements that encompass the recognition of complete Moscow control over the eastern region as well as the demilitarisation of Ukraine – a non-starter for Ukraine and its European partners. The Ukrainian president commented talks regarding the current lines were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Russia was "taking all measures" to evade negotiations. He additionally stated the only topic that could make Moscow "pay attention" was that of the delivery of distance-capable munitions to Ukraine. Weapons Discussions The Russian president's unscheduled call with the US leader recently preceded speculation that the US was considering delivering long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine that could theoretically target Russian territory. The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the Tomahawks issue that had pressured the Kremlin to enter into dialogue. The discussion regarding the weapons systems had proven to be a "significant input" in international relations", he added.