🔗 Share this article Arrangements for Putin-Trump Summit Delayed Shortly Following Hungarian Capital Negotiations Announced Putin and Trump last met in August in the northern US state and the American leader had indicated additional discussions would occur in the Hungarian capital Currently exist "no arrangements" for American leader President Trump to confer with Russia's Putin "anytime soon", a White House official has declared. Recently the US president stated he and the Russian president would conduct negotiations in Budapest soon to discuss the ongoing hostilities. A planning session between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov was scheduled to occur this week - but the administration said the two had had a "constructive" conversation and that a face-to-face session was no longer "required". The administration did not share any more details on why the talks had been delayed. Background Context Trump had discussed a Budapest summit via telephone with the Russian leader, a just prior to meeting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the White House. Some reports indicated his meeting with Zelensky had been a "shouting match", with insiders suggesting Trump had pressured him to give up significant territories of eastern Ukraine as part of a deal with Moscow. Nevertheless, on Monday Trump endorsed a peace initiative supported by Ukraine and European leaders to pause the hostilities on the present positions. "Leave it as is the way it is," he said. Russia has frequently resisted against halting the existing front lines. The Russian government was exclusively seeking "enduring stability", Russia's foreign minister stated on this week, implying that halting hostilities would only amount to a temporary ceasefire. Diplomatic Positions The "fundamental issues" of the hostilities needed to be addressed, the Russian diplomat emphasized, using Moscow's terminology for a series of extensive requirements that involve the acknowledgment of total Russian authority over the Donbas as well as the military reduction of Ukraine – a non-starter for Kyiv and its European partners. Zelensky commented conversations concerning the current lines were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Moscow was "taking all measures" to avoid diplomacy. He additionally stated the sole subject that could cause Russia to "become engaged" was that of the provision of long-range weapons to the Ukrainian military. Military Considerations The Russian president's unplanned conversation with the US leader recently occurred before speculation that the United States was preparing to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukrainian forces that could possibly hit inside Russia. The Ukrainian leader said it was the missile discussion that had compelled Moscow to participate in talks. The discussion regarding the weapons systems had emerged as a "significant input" in diplomacy", he added.