Former Trump national security advisor John Bolton expressed some optimism about the chances of a Putin-Zelensky deal to end the war, "in a trilateral meeting with Trump there," during an appearance Tuesday morning on CNN: WOLF BLITZER: Do you see any realistic chance that Zelensky or Putin would want bilateral talks on ending this war?

US President Donald Trump on Monday dampened expectations of a meeting between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to end the war in Ukraine. "I don't know that they'll meet," Trump said in Washington.

Vice President JD Vance said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not install a “puppet regime” in Ukraine after the war between Russia and Ukraine has concluded. The vice president made the remarks in an interview on Sunday with Kristen Welker on NBC News’s Meet the Press while discussing the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s meeting