There are "no plans" for US President Donald Trump to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "in the immediate future", a White House official stated on Tuesday.

Ukraine, together with the European allies, has called for a ceasefire at the current frontlines of Russia’s war, seeing it as a starting point for any further negotiations and ultimately any future deal.

Kyiv has not changed its stance and has been pushing for this plan since the beginning of the negotiations with Washington.

Moscow's position hasn't changed either. For the Kremlin, a ceasefire is off the table, but Russia still wants a meeting between Putin and Trump in Budapest to take place, two months after their Alaska summit.

For Trump, the current contact line is not the first step, but rather a final ag

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