🔗 Share this article Arrangements for Putin-Trump Summit Delayed Days Following Budapest Talks Proposed Putin and Trump previously convened in late summer in Alaska and the American leader had said further talks would take place in the Hungarian capital Currently exist "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to confer with Russian President Putin "in the near term", a administration representative has declared. This past week Trump indicated he and the Kremlin leader would conduct negotiations in Budapest in the coming fortnight to discuss the ongoing hostilities. A planning session between America's top diplomat Marco Rubio and his opposite number Foreign Minister Lavrov was planned for recently - but the White House stated the two had had a "productive" conversation and that a meeting was no longer "necessary". The White House withheld further information on why the talks had been put on hold. Previous Developments The US president had discussed a Budapest summit via telephone with the Russian leader, a just prior to meeting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the Oval Office. Various sources suggested his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "shouting match", with those familiar indicating Trump had pushed him to give up extensive regions of eastern Ukraine as part of a deal with Moscow. Yet, on this week Trump supported a peace initiative backed by Ukraine and EU officials to freeze the conflict on the present positions. "Leave it as is where it stands," he said. Russia has consistently objected against halting the current line of contact. The Russian government was exclusively seeking "permanent resolution", Russia's foreign minister said on this week, suggesting that pausing conflict would only amount to a brief pause. Negotiating Stances The "fundamental issues" of the conflict needed to be addressed, the Russian diplomat stated, using Russian diplomatic language for a set of maximalist demands that involve the acceptance of complete Moscow control over the Donbas as well as the military reduction of the country – a unacceptable proposition for Ukraine and its EU supporters. The Ukrainian president stated conversations concerning the current lines were the "beginning of diplomacy" but that Russia was "employing all tactics" to prevent dialogue. He additionally stated the sole subject that could cause Russia to "take notice" was that of the delivery of distance-capable munitions to Ukraine. Weapons Discussions Putin's unscheduled call with the US leader recently occurred before rumors that the US was planning to provide extended-range cruise missiles to Ukrainian forces that could potentially strike inside Russia. The Ukrainian leader stated it was the missile discussion that had forced Russia to engage in discussion. The talk about the weapons systems had proven to be a "valuable contribution" in diplomacy", he commented.