🔗 Share this article Arrangements for Putin-Trump Summit Postponed Days After Hungarian Capital Talks Announced Putin and Trump previously convened in late summer in the northern US state and the American leader had said additional discussions would take place in the Hungarian capital Currently exist "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to meet Russia's Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has declared. Recently Trump indicated he and the Kremlin leader would meet in Budapest in the coming fortnight to discuss the war in Ukraine. A preparatory meeting between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the White House clarified the two had had a "positive" discussion and that a face-to-face session was not "needed". The administration withheld additional specifics on why the talks had been postponed. Previous Developments Trump had raised the possibility of a Budapest summit over the phone with the Russian leader, a day before hosting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the White House. Some reports suggested his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "heated exchange", with insiders claiming Trump had urged him to cede extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a settlement with Russia. Nevertheless, on this week the American president endorsed a peace initiative supported by Ukraine and EU officials to pause the war on the current front line. "Leave it as is the way it is," he stated. Moscow has consistently objected against halting the present battle positions. The Russian government was solely focused on "long-term, sustainable peace", Russia's foreign minister commented on this week, suggesting that halting hostilities would only amount to a short-term truce. Negotiating Stances The "underlying reasons" of the war demanded attention, Lavrov emphasized, using Russian diplomatic language for a series of comprehensive conditions that include the recognition of full Russian sovereignty over the eastern region as well as the disarmament of the country – a impossible condition for Ukraine and its EU supporters. Zelensky said conversations concerning the front line were the "start of negotiations" but that Russia was "doing everything" to avoid diplomacy. He additionally stated the sole subject that could make Moscow "become engaged" was that of the provision of distance-capable munitions to Ukraine. Weapons Discussions The Russian president's spontaneous discussion with the US leader last Thursday came ahead of rumors that the US was preparing to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukrainian forces that could possibly hit deep into Russia. The Ukrainian leader said it was the Tomahawks issue that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The conversation concerning the weapons systems had emerged as a "valuable contribution" in diplomacy", he remarked.