Washington: Plans are on hold for US President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine, a US official said on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT).

The meeting had been announced last week. It was supposed to take place in Budapest, although a date had not been set.

The decision was made following a call between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The official wasn’t authorised to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov indicated on Tuesday there was no sense of urgency for Trump and Putin to meet, saying that “preparation is needed, serious preparation.”

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