Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
There are currently no plans for U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet in the immediate future, Reuters reported on Oct. 21, citing an undisclosed White House official.
According to the news agency's source, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also do not plan to meet in person in the near future, though they held a "productive" call on Oct. 20.
The news follows Trump's announcement on Oct. 16 that he would meet Putin in Budapest in the coming weeks to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
NBC News correspondent Garrett Haake said on X that the planning for the Budapest summit is "on hold" at the moment, according to an undisclosed senior White House official.
The unexpected turn of events comes only hours after Russian officials said that preparatory work for the Budapest summit is ongoing, though no date has been agreed upon.
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