White House says no plans for immediate Trump-Putin meeting after Kremlin’s ‘no understanding on dates’ remark

“No precise timeframe was initially set here,” Peskov said. “Preparation is needed, serious preparation.”

A a senior official at White House told Reuters a similar view, confirming there are currently no plans for the two leaders to meet. The comments undercut President Trump’s recent suggestion that he could sit down with Putin within two weeks.

US media reports have pointed to disagreements over the terms Russia is demanding as a reason for the delay. CNN reported that a planned preparatory session between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been put off for now amid US concerns that Moscow is taking a “maximalist” approach to its demands.

Lavrov rejected the CNN account as “unscrupulous” and said Russia’s position has not shifted since the Alaska summit in August. He told reporters that he had made the same points to Rubio in a phone conversation on Monday. The White House described that call as “productive” but said the two foreign ministers will not meet in person this week as previously hoped.

Lavrov said the location and timing of the next Trump-Putin meeting — which Trump announced following his October 16 call with the Russian leader — were secondary to carrying out the agreements reached during their Alaska summit.

Moscow insists any lasting settlement must tackle what it calls the conflict’s root causes. In past statements, Russia has set out conditions that include Ukrainian neutrality and limits on its military capabilities, protections for Russian speakers, and guarantees against NATO enlargement — demands Kyiv and its Western partners have rejected as unacceptable.