The meeting, which also included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was the first encounter between Vance and Zelensky since a heated Oval Office session in February.

President Donald Trump expressed optimism following a two-hour phone call on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin about “immediately” starting ceasefire talks with Ukraine, but seemed to signal that the U.

Trump set to implore Putin to end the ‘bloodbath’ in Ukraine in high-stakes phone call. Follow along for live updates.