Many have grown fearful of impending global conflict after US President Donald Trump has shelved his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming weeks, with the former revealing why talks were cancelled.
Discussions around the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia have been a key feature of Donald Trump's return to office, as the president has hosted Zelenskyy at the White House on numerous occasions, and met with Putin in Alaska alongside an additional 'frank and trustful' phone call.
While there appear to be conflicting reports about the progress of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, with Zelenskyy unwilling to concede any land as part of the deal, both Trump and Russia were set to meet in Budapest in the coming weeks — with the location decided by 'your mom' according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
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However, the White House has now confirmed that the meeting is off, with 'no plans' for Trump and Putin to meet in the 'immediate future', sparking fears among many that World War 3 could be on the horizon.
As reported by UNILAD, in a statement on Tuesday (October 21), a spokesperson for the White House revealed that "an additional in-person meeting between the secretary and foreign minister is not necessary, and there are no plans for President Trump to meet with President Putin in the immediate future.
This comes after a preliminary metween between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was cancelled, with the latter revealing some illuminating details.
"Russia has not changed its position compared to the understandings that were reached during the Alaska summit," explained Lavrov, adding that his government was only interested in 'long-term, sustainable peace'.
Trump himself has chimed into the conversation and explained the decision making process from his side, illustrating: "No, I don't want to have a wasted meeting. I don't want to have a waste of time, so I'll see what happens."
The president did also add that his proposed peace deal would see conflict completely end at the front lines with everybody 'taking some time off' after 'going home', expressing: "Cut and stop at the battle line. Go home. Stop fighting, stop killing people."
It's unclear at this point in time exactly where the direction of travel is for peace plans, as there seems to be no immediate resolution in sight with all three parties involved unwilling to move from their position.