🔗 Share this article Arrangements for Putin-Trump Talks Delayed Days After Hungarian Capital Talks Proposed Putin and Trump previously convened in late summer in Alaska and the American leader had said further talks would take place in Budapest There are "no plans" for American leader Donald Trump to confer with Russia's Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has declared. This past week Trump indicated he and the Russian president would conduct negotiations in Budapest soon to discuss the ongoing hostilities. A initial discussion between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the administration clarified the two had had a "constructive" discussion and that a face-to-face session was no longer "needed". The administration declined to provide additional specifics on the reason the negotiations had been put on hold. Earlier Events The US president had discussed a Hungarian meeting via telephone with the Russian leader, a day before hosting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the Oval Office. Various sources indicated his meeting with Zelensky had been a "contentious discussion", with those familiar claiming Trump had pressured him to give up extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a settlement with Russia. Nevertheless, on Monday Trump supported a peace initiative supported by Ukraine and EU officials to pause the conflict on the existing battle lines. "Let it be cut the way it is," he said. Moscow has repeatedly pushed back against freezing the current line of contact. Moscow was solely focused on "long-term, sustainable peace", Russia's foreign minister commented on Tuesday, suggesting that pausing conflict would simply constitute a brief pause. Negotiating Stances The "root causes" of the conflict required resolution, Lavrov stated, using Russian diplomatic language for a set of extensive requirements that include the recognition of total Russian authority over the Donbas as well as the disarmament of Ukraine – a unacceptable proposition for Ukraine and its Western allies. The Ukrainian president stated conversations concerning the battle positions were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "taking all measures" to prevent dialogue. He additionally stated the exclusive issue that could make Moscow "pay attention" was that of the provision of long-range weapons to Ukraine. Weapons Discussions Putin'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 deep into Russia. The Ukrainian leader said it was the missile discussion that had pressured the Kremlin to engage in discussion. The talk about the missiles had proven to be a "significant input" in negotiations", he added.