🔗 Share this article Preparations for Trump-Putin Summit Postponed Shortly After Budapest Talks Proposed Putin and Trump last met in late summer in the northern US state and the American leader had stated further talks would occur in Budapest Currently exist "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "anytime soon", a administration representative has announced. Last Thursday Trump stated he and the Kremlin leader would meet in Hungary's capital in the coming fortnight to discuss the Ukraine conflict. A initial discussion between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was scheduled to occur recently - but the administration clarified the two had had a "positive" call and that a meeting was not "required". The White House did not share additional specifics on the reason the negotiations had been postponed. Earlier Events The US president had discussed a Budapest summit over the phone with the Russian leader, a day before meeting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. Various sources suggested his meeting with Zelensky had been a "shouting match", with insiders indicating Trump had pushed him to cede extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a settlement with Moscow. Nevertheless, on Monday Trump endorsed a ceasefire proposal backed by Ukraine and EU officials to pause the war on the existing battle lines. "Freeze the lines the way it is," he stated. Russia has consistently objected against freezing the existing front lines. The Russian government was solely focused on "enduring stability", Lavrov said on Tuesday, indicating that freezing the front line would merely represent a brief pause. Diplomatic Positions The "underlying reasons" of the hostilities needed to be addressed, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Russian diplomatic language for a range of extensive requirements that involve the acknowledgment of complete Moscow control over the Donbas as well as the military reduction of the country – a non-starter for Kyiv and its Western allies. The Ukrainian president stated talks regarding the current lines were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Russia was "taking all measures" to evade negotiations. He further commented the exclusive issue that could cause Russia to "take notice" was that of the supply of distance-capable munitions to the Ukrainian military. Military Considerations The Russian president's spontaneous discussion with Trump recently occurred before rumors that the US was considering delivering distance-capable weapons to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike Russian territory. The Ukrainian leader asserted it was the missile discussion that had pressured the Kremlin to engage in discussion. The discussion regarding the weapons systems had emerged as a "strong investment" in negotiations", he remarked.